00:00Venezuela's National Assembly unanimously approved in first discussion the Bill for the Partial Reform of the Organic Law for the
00:07Supreme Court of Justice.
00:09On Thursday, legislators held an extraordinary meeting to reach an agreement on renewing and expanding the Judicial Nominations Committee,
00:16as well as establishing a new process for nominating and appointing magistrates.
00:21These actions are part of the dialogue and commitment between the current government and the opposition sector represented in the
00:282015 National Assembly.
00:30The Bill proposes selecting and appointing new magistrates for the Supreme Court of Justice and its auxiliary bodies via a
00:37public, transparent and participatory process.
