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ABC of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights 2020 12 III. About the Judges HOW ARE THE JUDGES OF THE INTER-AMERICAN COURT ELECTED? The Secretary-General of the OAS requests States parties to the Convention to present a list of names of candidates to be Judges of the Court. Each State party may propose up to three candidates, nationals of the State that proposes them or of any other Member State of the Organization. The Judges are chosen on a personal basis by States parties, by secret ballot and by absolute majority, during the OAS General Assembly just before the end of term of the exiting Judges. HOW LONG ARE THE JUDGES’ TERMS OF SERVICE? The Judges serve a term of six years and can be reelected once for the same period. However, even Judges with terms coming to a close continue to participate in the cases in which they were involved before the end of their term and in cases that are in the sentence phase. HOW ARE THE PRESIDENT AND VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE COURT DECIDED, AND HOW LONG ARE THEIR TERMS? The President and Vice-President are elected by the Plenary of the Court, for a period of two years, and can be reelected for the same period. ARE JUDGES ALWAYS AT THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE COURT? The Judges are at the disposition of the Court, and should move to its headquarters or to the place where it may hold its sessions, as often and for as long as needed. Although there is no requirement that the Judges live in the seat of the Court, the President should always be available to lend his or her services. “The Judges are chosen on a personal basis by States parties, by secret ballot and by absolute majority, during the OAS General Assembly just before the end of term of the exiting Judges.”