Judges will be led by two chairs at their general assembly. The judges chose them at the meeting, which started an hour late. At the first check, 464 of the 2,275 judges entitled to take part had registered.

The assembly also elected an election commission of nine full members and seven reserves. Among the full members is judge Galya Ruseva of the Burgas Regional Court.

The previous development: Judges vote for Supreme Judicial Council members after hour's delay

The two chairs are judge Mimi Furnadzhieva of the Supreme Court of Cassation, nominated by court president Galina Zakharova, and judge Sibila Simeonova of the Supreme Administrative Court, put forward by acting court president Vanya Ancheva. They won 592 votes in favour and 24 against.

The other full members are Biser Troyanov and Kristiyana Genkovska of the Supreme Court of Cassation, Stela Dincheva of the Supreme Administrative Court, and Rositsa Tsvetkova of the Administrative Court Sofia City. Vera Tsvetkova of the Sofia Appeal Court and Rositsa Vasileva of the Plovdiv District Court are also full members, as are Petar Mitev and Plamen Atanasov of the Varna Regional Court.

The reserve members are Iliyana Stoilova of the Sofia Appeal Court, Antoni Yordanov of the Administrative Court Sofia City and Nikolay Golchev of the Plovdiv District Court. Also on the reserve list are Desislava Alexieva and Rositsa Velkova of the Sofia District Court, and Dimitar Mirchev and Evgeni Georgiev of the Sofia City Court.