The Senate has confirmed the nomination of the 11 Justices of the Supreme Court.

The upper chamber confirmed them during plenary after a debate by the lawmakers who advocated for an increase in the judiciary budget and also stated the indecency of leaving a vacuum in the Supreme Court for an extended period before making the appointments.

The Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights, and Legal Matters screened all 11 nominees and brought the report of the exercise before the lawmakers. Thereafter, approval was given after the Senate dissolved into the committee of the whole.

During the plenary, the upper chamber also passed a bill for an act to amend the 2023 Supplementary Appropriation Act to extend the implementation year from 31st December 2023 to 31st March 2024.