Art. 232
In order to be a judge of the Constitutional Court, the Supreme Court of Justice, or the Council of State, the following requirements must be met:
To be Colombian by birth and a citizen in good standing.
To be a lawyer.
Not to have been charged by a court sentence to imprisonment, except for political or similar crimes.
Having worked, during fifteen years, in positions within the Judicial Branch or the Public Ministry, or having exercised, with good record, during the same period, the profession of attorney or an academic position in a university in judicial disciplines in officially known institutions. For the rank of Magistrates of the Supreme Court of Justice and the Council of State, the academic position in the university should be in a judicial discipline related with the area of expertise of the Magistrate office.
In order to be a judge of these courts it shall not be necessary to be engaged in a legal career.
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