Constitución en Inglés

157 Corte Constitucional de Colombia ARTICLE 232 Selection processes for SupremeCourt Justices shall observe the criterion of equilibrium among jurists from professional practice, the judicial branch, and academia. The Supreme Court of Justice and the Council of State will regulate the voting formula and the period in which they should elect the Justices that make up their respective bodies. Judges of the Constitutional Court, the Supreme Court of Justice, or the Council of State must meet the following requirements: 1. Be Colombian by birth and a citizen in good standing. 2. Be a lawyer. 3. Have not been sentenced to prison by a court, unless it be for political or similar crimes. 4. Have worked for a minimum of fifteen years in positions in the Judicial Branch or the PublicMinistry, or have exercised, with good record, for the same period the profession of attorney, or have held an academic position in judicial disciplines in officially known university institutions. For the rank of Justice of the Supreme Court of Justice and the Council of State, the academic university position should be in a judicial field yielding expertise regarding the Justice office. In order to become a judge in these courts, it shall not be necessary to be a career employee of the judiciary. PARAGRAPH