Judges Act Article 7
The initial assumption of the judgeship, unless directly appointed and assigned through the passing of the judges or prosecutors examination, shall meet the qualifications by means of a selection process, which shall apply as well to those who once served as judges, resigned for some reason, and have applied for reappointment.The Judicial Yuan shall establish the Judicial Selection Committee to be in charge of the selection of judges in the preceding paragraph and other matters required by law.The President of the Judicial Yuan shall be an ex officio member of the committee referred to in the preceding paragraph. Other committee members shall serve a two-year term and may be re-commissioned for one additional term. The quota and the means of selecting committee members are as follows:1. One Examination Yuan representatives: to be appointed by the Examination Yuan.2. Seven judge representatives: To be nominated by the President of the Judicial Yuan with thrice the quota, submitted to the Judicial Personnel Review Committee for review and slated with twice the quota before being voted on by judges.3. One prosecutor representative: to be nominated by the Ministry of Justice with thrice the quota, submitted to the President of the Judicial Yuan for nomination with a slate of twice the quota before being voted on by prosecutors.4. Three attorney representatives: to be recommended respectively by the Taiwan Bar Association and local bar associations with thrice the quota, submitted to the President of the Judicial Yuan for nomination with a slate of twice the quota, before being voted on by nationwide attorneys.5. Six academia and social representatives: to be appointed by means of selection by the President of the Judicial Yuan, with scholars possessing expertise in law, sociology, and psychology.The Committee referred to in Paragraph 2 shall be convened and chaired by the President of the Judicial Yuan; if the President of the Judicial Yuan cannot convene or chair the meeting for some reason, he/she shall appoint a committee member to act on his/her behalf. Resolutions of the Committee shall be adopted with the attendance of two-thirds or more of the total committee members and with the consent of more than half of the committee members in attendance.The total committee members referred to in the preceding paragraph shall exclude those discharged of duty or deceased during their term, but shall not fall below twelve.The Judicial Yuan shall formulate rules of review by the Judicial Selection Committee.The number of each gender for members of the Judicial Selection Committee shall not be less than one-third of the total members.The Judicial Yuan, the Executive Yuan, and the Taiwan Bar Association shall respectively formulate regulations concerning the qualifications, voting procedures, and filling of vacant committee membership of the Selection Committee members, and shall conduct the voting respectively.
中文原文 法官法第7條
初任法官者除因法官、檢察官考試及格直接分發任用外，應經遴選合格。
曾任法官因故離職後申請再任者，亦同。
司法院設法官遴選委員會，掌理前項法官之遴選及其他法律規定辦理之事務。
前項遴選委員會，以司法院院長為當然委員，其他委員任期二年，得連任一次，名額及產生之方式如下：
一、考試院代表一人：由考試院推派。
二、法官代表七人：由司法院院長提名應選名額三倍人選，送請司法院人事審議委員會從中審定應選名額二倍人選，交法官票選。
三、檢察官代表一人：由法務部推舉應選名額三倍人選，送請司法院院長從中提名應選名額二倍人選，辦理檢察官票選。
四、律師代表三人：由全國律師聯合會、各地律師公會各別推舉應選名額三倍人選，送請司法院院長從中提名應選名額二倍人選，辦理全國性律師票選。
五、學者及社會公正人士共六人：學者應包括法律、社會及心理學專長者，由司法院院長遴聘。
第二項委員會由司法院院長召集並擔任主席；其因故不能召集或主持會議時，由其指定之委員代理之。
委員會之決議，應以委員總人數三分之二以上出席，出席委員過半數之同意行之。
前項總人數，應扣除任期中解職、死亡致出缺之人數，但不得低於十二人。
遴選委員會之審議規則，由司法院定之。
法官遴選委員會委員任一性別不得少於三分之一。
遴選委員之資格條件、票選程序及委員出缺之遞補等相關事項之辦法，由司法院、行政院、全國律師聯合會分別定之，並各自辦理票選。
曾任法官因故離職後申請再任者，亦同。
司法院設法官遴選委員會，掌理前項法官之遴選及其他法律規定辦理之事務。
前項遴選委員會，以司法院院長為當然委員，其他委員任期二年，得連任一次，名額及產生之方式如下：
一、考試院代表一人：由考試院推派。
二、法官代表七人：由司法院院長提名應選名額三倍人選，送請司法院人事審議委員會從中審定應選名額二倍人選，交法官票選。
三、檢察官代表一人：由法務部推舉應選名額三倍人選，送請司法院院長從中提名應選名額二倍人選，辦理檢察官票選。
四、律師代表三人：由全國律師聯合會、各地律師公會各別推舉應選名額三倍人選，送請司法院院長從中提名應選名額二倍人選，辦理全國性律師票選。
五、學者及社會公正人士共六人：學者應包括法律、社會及心理學專長者，由司法院院長遴聘。
第二項委員會由司法院院長召集並擔任主席；其因故不能召集或主持會議時，由其指定之委員代理之。
委員會之決議，應以委員總人數三分之二以上出席，出席委員過半數之同意行之。
前項總人數，應扣除任期中解職、死亡致出缺之人數，但不得低於十二人。
遴選委員會之審議規則，由司法院定之。
法官遴選委員會委員任一性別不得少於三分之一。
遴選委員之資格條件、票選程序及委員出缺之遞補等相關事項之辦法，由司法院、行政院、全國律師聯合會分別定之，並各自辦理票選。