The Parliament has finished accepting applications for the election of 5 non-judge members of the Supreme Council of Justice. 32 have submitted their applications for five vacant positions in the Supreme Council of Justice.

All five members of the HCoJ must be elected by Parliamentary majority. Significantly, the five slots for non-judge members have been vacant for quite some time, with members of the opposition, civil society organizations, and international partners alike repeatedly calling on Parliament to ensure that they are promptly filled.

The following candidates submitted their applications in the competition:

Goga Kikilashvili - visiting lecturer (researcher) of the Black Sea International University / Teimuraz Jervalidze - research consultant of the Peace Education Center of Sukhumi State University / Rusudan Kvinikadze - research consultant of the Peace Education Center of Sukhumi State University / Karlo Bzishvili - visiting associate professor of Technical University of Georgia / Khatuna Loria - associate professor of Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University / Aleksandre Kurtskhalia - specialist in the field of law / Tristan Benashvili - specialist in the field of law / Lia Mukhashavria - specialist in the field of law / Kakha Tsikarishvili - specialist in the field of law / Gia Liluashvili - Georgian-American University professor / Lika Sajaia - New Vision University professor / Zurab Aznaurashvili - guest lecturer at Grigol Robakidze University / Ioseb Vardzelashvili - full professor of the National University of Georgia / Nodar Papukashvili - professor of the National University of Georgia / Tamar Makharoblidze - associate professor of the National University of Georgia / Roin Migriauli - lawyer; member of the Georgian Bar Association / Giorgi Turazashvili - lawyer; member of the Georgian Bar Association / Sofio Sokhadze - lawyer; member of the Georgian Bar Association / Manuchari Kokochashvili - lawyer; member of the Georgian Bar Association / Zurab Guraspashvili - head of the Investigation Department of the General Inspection of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia / Levan Nemsadze - specialist in the field of law / Grigol Gagnidze - chairman of the International Observatory of Lawyers / Avtandil Kakhniashvili - associate professor of David Agmashenebeli University / Ana Abashidze - head of Partnership for Human Rights / Zaza Buachidze - lawyer; member of the Georgian Bar Association / Nino Nishnianidze - member of the Academic Council of the Technical University of Georgia, professor of the Faculty of Law and International Relations / Dimitri Khachidze - lawyer; member of the Georgian Bar Association / Aleksandre Kobaidze - chairman of the Association of Young Human Rights Defenders / Sulkhan Saladze - head of Good Governance and Freedom of Information Program; lecturer of the Institute of Public Affairs of Georgia / Giorgi Burjanadze - deputy Head of the Public Defender of Georgia / Giorgi Gzobava - lawyer; member of the Georgian Bar Association / Viktor Akhalbedashvili - specialist in the field of law.