The General Council of the Judiciary is a collegiate organ composed of:

• Twenty members, called "Vocales", nominated by the King and elected by the Parliament (Congress and Senate) among judges and jurists of recognized competence.
• A Chairman, Chairman of the Supreme Court and the General Council of the Judiciary, appointed by the Plenary of the Council during its constitutive sitting. He is elected among the members of the Judicial Career or jurists of recognized competence.

The members are appointed for a five-year tenure as of the date of the constitutive sitting. The General Council of the Judiciary is renewed in its entirety, after the five-year tenure is over, although the outgoing Council continues his functions until the entry to office of the new one.

The members may not be re-elected in the following Council. The tenure of the Chairman is linked to that of the Council which proposed him; however, the Chairman can be re-elected and appointed once for a new tenure.

In case of anticipated dismissal of a member, he is substituted through the same procedure whereby he has been appointed; the tenure of the substitute member terminates with the General Council of the Judiciary of which he is part.

The members of the General Council of the Judiciary are elected by a qualified majority of three fifth of the Chambers pursuant to the following method: