The professional and lay judges of the superior Cuban justice body are elected by the National Assembly of Popular Power. In the case of professional judges, the proposed candidacy is previously approved by the Governing Council of said court and its election is not subject to termination. In relation to lay judges, the nomination proposal corresponds to a commission that presides over the Central of Workers of Cuba and is also made up of the rest of the mass and social organizations of the country; his election is for a term of five years, and his re-election carries the same procedure.