The Supreme Court of Justice moved towards modifying the system for selecting judges in Argentina, with the stated objective of reducing discretion and prioritizing merit in judicial contests. Through an agreement signed by Carlos Rosenkrantz and Ricardo Lorenzetti, the highest court established a new regulation that has already been sent to the Judicial Council
for analysis.The initiative is framed in a context of strong questioning on the part of the body to the current selection mechanism, where they have pointed out the lack of transparency and the excessive weight of subjective instances, especially personal interviews. In this regard, the Court raised the need to ensure that suitability and academic training are the central criteria for defining future judges
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The new scheme proposes structural changes in the process. Among them, a greater assessment of academic performance and professional background stands out, to the detriment of the bureaucratic journey within the judicial system. In addition, it seeks to introduce clearer and more predictable rules for interviews, reducing their influence on the final result of the contests
.One of the most important points is the intention to limit the margins of arbitrariness that, according to the Court itself, have in some cases distorted the order of merit of the applicants. The agreement highlights the need to establish objective criteria that prevent discretionary decisions from altering the results of the contests
