In brief
The General Assembly of Judges in Sofia selected two co‑chairs and an election commission to supervise the election of the Supreme Judicial Council. Mimi Furnadzhieva of the Supreme Court of Cassation and Sibila Simeonova of the Supreme Administrative Court were chosen, receiving 592 votes against 24. The commission includes nine full members and seven alternates drawn from various district and administrative courts.
On Saturday, 31 October 2026, the General Assembly of Judges convened in Sofia and elected two co‑chairs and an election commission to oversee the upcoming election of members to the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC). According to BTA, Mimi Furnadzhieva of the Supreme Court of Cassation (SCC) and Sibila Simeonova of the Supreme Administrative Court (SAC) were elected by a vote of 592 to 24.
The co‑chair positions were proposed by the SCC President Galina Zaharova, who nominated Furnadzhieva, and by the acting SAC President Vanya Ancheva, who nominated Simeonova. Both appointments were approved by the assembly with a decisive margin.
The commission that will conduct the SJC elections consists of nine full members and seven alternates. The full members are: Biser Troyanov and Kristiyana Genkovska from the SCC; Petar Mitev of the Varna District Court; Galya Ruseva from the Burgas District Court; Stela Dincheva of the SAC; Rositsa Tsvetkova of the Sofia City Administrative Court; Vera Tsvetkova of the Sofia Court of Appeal; Plamen Atanasov of the Varna District Court; and Rositsa Vasileva of the Plovdiv Regional Court. The alternates are Iliyana Stoilova of the Sofia Court of Appeal; Antoni Yordanov of the Sofia City Administrative Court; Nikolay Golchev of the Plovdiv Regional Court; Desislava Aleksieva of the Sofia Regional Court; Dimitar Mirchev and Evgeni Georgiev of the Sofia City Court; and Rositsa Velkova of the Sofia Regional Court.
The commission will oversee the SJC elections, ensuring that the process follows the procedural rules established by the judicial system. By appointing judges from a diverse range of courts, the assembly seeks to maintain a balanced oversight that reflects the breadth of the Bulgarian judiciary.
