Overview
- Major business associations, which issued statements Wednesday, endorsed the Court’s new selection rules and urged the Judicial Council to act fast.
- The proposal sets a two-step contest that uses a computer-scored multiple-choice exam and a written ruling, with added weight for academic records and indexed publications.
- The government said it will send 62 nominees to start filling roughly 300 vacancies, with press reports naming Emilio Rosatti, the Supreme Court president’s son, among them.
- Supporters say the changes would cut discretion through anonymous, standardized testing and less reliance on interviews, which they argue would strengthen investor confidence.
- The Judicial Council, often faulted for opaque contests and slow appointments, now faces pressure to adopt the rules after years of vacancies that have strained court capacity.