National
Judge of the Constitutional Court
- Spanish: Juez de la Corte Constitucional
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Appointed by the Selection Commission for Constitutional Court Judges
- Exact method
- Nine judges chosen by an ad hoc selection commission (nominated by the executive, the legislature and the Transparency and Social Control branch) through a public, merit-based competition, serving nine years, with one third renewed every three years (Constitution arts. 432-434). The President of the Court is counted among the nine.
- Candidates proposed by
- National AssemblyThe legislative branch submits candidates and appoints two commission members (art. 434).
- Presidency of the Republic of EcuadorThe executive branch submits candidates and appoints two commission members (art. 434).
- Transparency and Social Control FunctionSubmits candidates and appoints two commission members (art. 434).
- Seats
- 9
Who holds these seats now
- Alejandra Cárdenas Reyes Report Source: corteconstitucional.gob.ec, checked
- Alí Lozada Prado Report Source: corteconstitucional.gob.ec, checked
- Claudia Salgado Levy Report Source: corteconstitucional.gob.ec, checked
- Jhoel Escudero Soliz Report Source: corteconstitucional.gob.ec, checked
- Jorge Benavides Ordóñez Report Source: corteconstitucional.gob.ec, checked
- José Luis Terán Suárez Report Source: corteconstitucional.gob.ec, checked
- Karla Andrade Quevedo Report Source: corteconstitucional.gob.ec, checked
- Richard Ortiz Ortiz Report Source: corteconstitucional.gob.ec, checked
- Sandra Cordero Gárate Report Source: corteconstitucional.gob.ec, checked
Sources
- constituteproject.org · checked Constitution of Ecuador art. 434, read 2026-10-12: members designated by a qualification commission of two persons appointed by each of the legislative, executive and transparency and social monitoring branches, from candidates those branches submit. For: Judge of the Constitutional Court
- corteconstitucional.gob.ec · checked Corte Constitucional del Ecuador, Juezas y Jueces, Conformación 2025-2028, read 2026-10-12: nine judges, president and vice president. For: Judge of the Constitutional Court, Alejandra Cárdenas Reyes, current term, Alí Lozada Prado, current term, Claudia Salgado Levy, current term, Jhoel Escudero Soliz, current term and 5 more
- oas.org · checked Asamblea Nacional / OAS copy, Constitución de la República del Ecuador (2008), read 2026-10-12: structure and competences. For: Judge of the Constitutional Court in Spanish
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