Balgarianovinite.com Justice Minister Nikolay Naydenov is calling on the current Supreme Judicial Council (SJC), whose term in office has expired, to stop making personnel changes, including closing and opening new permanent positions in the courts, the Ministry said in a press release on Wednesday.
The opinion was sent to acting Supreme Judicial Council Chair Boyan Magdalinchev. The reason is personnel changes added to the agenda for Thursday’s session of the SJC Plenum. At that time, Parliament would be debating on second reading draft amendments to the Judiciary Act, which explicitly exclude such personnel changes from the powers of a Supreme Judicial Council with an expired term in office. The current Council’s mandate expired in October 2022.
The amendments to the Judiciary Act envisage that the current SJC shall postpone until the next Council the adoption of decisions that directly affect the organization and functioning of the judicial system and its independence or have a lasting personnel or organizational effect. The SJC will not be able to appoint, promote and transfer magistrates, except in cases where junior judges, prosecutors and investigators must be appointed, as well as in the event of reinstatement or return to office, the Justice Ministry said.
“The adoption of hasty decisions by the SJC Plenum demonstrate gross disregard for the will of the National Assembly. Any personnel decision in this transitional period would generate public distrust,” warned Naydenov.
Earlier on Wednesday, the Minister said in an interview with bTV that he would present to the SJC letters received from administrative heads of courts against the personnel decisions of the Judges Chamber. Naydenov noted that a new composition of the SJC and the Inspectorate to the SJC is expected to be elected by mid-October, and a new Prosecutor General in February 2027. He also indicated that the new SJC will conduct an attestation of all heads of the judicial system appointed in the last three years. Justice Minister Calls on Supreme Judicial Council to Stop Making Personnel Changes in Judicial System 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-06-24 17:04:12 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law