Venezuela names 12 civil society reps to vet TSJ magistrate candidates

Venezuela's National Assembly selected 12 civil society members—lawyers, doctors, academics, and human rights defenders—to join 11 deputies on a mixed commission evaluating magistrate candidates for the Supreme Tribunal of Justice (TSJ). The move follows an established pattern of state-controlled judicial renewal, but the inclusion of human rights defenders marks a slight deviation from prior selections. The commission's composition and process will determine whether this signals genuine reform or continued executive influence over the judiciary.

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