Rules for Justices Selection of the Constitutional Court Simulation
Article 1
These rules are established for the Justices of the Constitutional Court Simulation (the Court) to exercise their authority to select the next term of Justices in accordance with Article 5 of the Act of Constitutional Court Simulation (the Act).
Article 2
The selection and appointment of Justices of the Court shall be conducted by Justices who have participated in oral hearings, and the selection meeting shall be presided over by the presiding Justice.
If the presiding Justice cannot convene or attend the meeting, the Justices shall elect another chairperson from among themselves.
If a Justice cannot participate in the selection or a vacancy occurs, the Justice of previous term shall fill the vacancy in the original order.
Article 3
The selection process may be conducted via electronic communication or in-person attendance. If it is an in-person meeting, Justices must attend in person and may not delegate others to represent them.
Article 4
Before the selection process begins, a selection announcement shall be issued, openly accepting recommendations or self-nominations from all sectors. The recommendation period shall be at least one month.
Article 5
The Court may invite candidates to provide written materials or attend the selection meeting in person.
Article 6
When reviewing the qualifications of Justice candidates in accordance with Article 7 of the Act, the following matters shall be noted:
The number of Justices of the same gender shall not exceed two-thirds of the total number of Justices;
Only one person shall be selected from the same law firm, civic group, and academic research unit;
The selected candidates must have clearly expressed their willingness to be selected to the Clerk’s Office at the time of selection.
Article 7
The selection of Justices shall adopt the limited voting method, with the number of votes not exceeding half of the total number of Justices to be selected, and those with the most votes shall be selected.
If the voting results violate Article 3 of the Act or any provision of Article 6 of thus Rule, those with the most votes shall be selected first.
If the voting results in the first paragraph cannot determine the selected candidates due to the same number of votes, or if the number of selected candidates is insufficient due to the circumstances in the preceding paragraph, a second round of voting shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of the first two paragraphs.
After determining the selected candidates in accordance with the provisions of the first three paragraphs, the remaining candidates shall be ranked in order of the number of votes received as alternate justices, and those with the same number of votes shall be decided in accordance with Article 22 of the Act.
Article 8
These rules shall take effect upon approval.