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  • (4) being or having been a Member of the House of Representatives, a Senator, a political official, or a member of a local assembly or local administrator at any time during the period of ten years before election or application for selection;
  • (5) being or having been a member or holder of other position in a political party at any time during the period of ten years before election or application for selection;
  • (6) being a government official holding a permanent position or receiving salary;
  • (7) being an official or employee of a State agency, State enterprise or local government organisation or a director or adviser of a State agency or State enterprise;
  • (8) holding any position in a partnership, a company or an organisation carrying out business with a view to making and sharing profit or income, or being an employee of any person;
  • (9) engaging in an independent profession;
  • (10) being involved in circumstances which constitute a serious violation or failure to comply with ethical standards.


Section 203. In the case where a person suitable for appointment as a judge of the Constitutional Court must be selected, it shall be the duty and power of the Selection Committee which shall consists of:

  • (1) President of the Supreme Court as Chairperson;
  • (2) President of the House of Representatives and Leader of the Opposition in the House of Representatives as members;
  • (3) President of the Supreme Administrative Court as member;
  • (4) persons appointed by the Independent Organs, from persons who have the qualifications under section 201, are not under any of the prohibitions under section 202, and have never performed any duty in the Constitutional Court or Independent organs comprising one person from each organ, as members.

In the case where there is no person holding a position of member of selection committee under (2) or the number of members under (4) is incomplete by any cause, the selection committee shall consist of its remaining members.

The Secretariat of the Senate shall perform duties as the administrative unit of the selection committee.

The Selection Committee shall carry out the selection of persons who are suitable for appointment as judges of the Constitutional Court according to rules, procedures and conditions prescribed in the Organic Act on the Procedures of the Constitutional Court.