One is presented by the courts, the other by provincial councils and by the Brussels-Capital Regional Council, as the case may be. Judges of the Supreme Court of Appeal are named by the King on two double lists. One is presented by the Supreme Court of Appeal, the other, alternately, by the Chamber of Representatives and by the Senate. In both cases, candidates of one list may be placed on the other. All presentations are made public, at least fifteen days prior to nomination.
Courts choose within themselves their presidents and vice-presidents.
152 Judges are appointed for life. They retire at an age determined by law and benefit from the pension foreseen by law. No judge can be deprived of his post nor suspended except by court decision. The transfer of a judge can only take place with his consent and after a replacement has been appointed. The King appoints and dismisses officers of the public ministries working within courts and tribunals.