Parliament's legal affairs committee is hearing 20 candidates for the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) from parliament's quota on 2–6 November, according to its schedule. The hearings continue today.

The hearings are streamed live on the websites of the National Assembly and BTA.

Earlier on this story: Legal affairs committee hears first four candidates for Supreme Judicial Council from parliament's quota

Thirteen people have been cleared to run for the Judges' College: Aneta Antonova, Vasil Pandov, Evgeni Staykov, Emil Dechev, Ivan Ranchev, Kalin Batalski, Mihail Malchev, Petyo Slavov, Svetozar Georgiev, Silvia Tsanova, Tanya Radulovska, Tsveta Rangelova and Tsvetko Lazarov.

Eight names are on the list for the Prosecutors' College: Andrey Yankulov, Veselin Vuchkov, Emil Dechev, Ekaterina Getova, Ivan Kalibatsev, Krasimir Komsalov, Milena Karagyozova and Stefan Milev. Emil Dechev is running for both colleges.

Members of the new SJC are chosen from the quotas of parliament, judges, prosecutors and investigators. The general assembly of prosecutors has already picked its representatives after two rounds of voting.

The general assembly of judges heard its candidates from the judges' quota on 30 October. The judges' vote is set for 7 October.

Investigators have yet to hear their candidates and pick a representative for the new council.