End of this session of the Judicial Council

The Judicial Council held its last session today and noted that the mandate of this convocation, in accordance with the Constitution, expires on July 11, 2026.

The constitutive session of the new, truncated composition of the Judicial Council, which will be convened by the President of the Supreme Court of Montenegro Valentina Pavličić, pursuant to Article 6 of the Rules of Procedure of the Judicial Council, will be held on Thursday, July 16, 2026, starting at 14 p.m.

At the constituent session, after the announcement of the composition of the Judicial Council, the president of that body will be elected.

New members of the Judicial Council from among judges were elected at the Conference of Judges and are Milenka Seka Žižić, judge of the Supreme Court of Montenegro, Mirjana Vlahović, judge of the Court of Appeal, Veljko Radovanović, judge of the High Court in Podgorica and Mirza Ademović, judge of the Basic Court in Podgorica.

The procedure for electing the remaining members from among the distinguished lawyers is being led by the Parliamentary Committee for the Political System, Judiciary and Administration. The exact date of the vote at the plenary session depends on the parliamentary dynamics and the achievement of a political agreement, but it is expected during the upcoming parliamentary session, i.e. by the end of July, as filling the Judicial Council is a key condition for closing Chapters 23 and 24.

The Council pointed out that throughout its work, it did not have adequate spatial conditions for holding sessions or for the work of working bodies and committees.

"Now that space has also been called into question, given that the Central Bank of Montenegro has informed the Judicial Council that it must vacate the premises it uses, which are located at Miljana Vukova Street bb (former SDK building) by mid-December 2026," the statement said.

The Council, the statement says, emphasized at the sessions of the Committee for the Political System, Judiciary and Administration, at the sessions of the Council for the Rule of Law, and in each of its annual work reports, that the spatial capacities are inadequate and inadequate for its efficient functioning and work, and it stated this at the end of this convocation.