Consiliul Superior al Magistraturii, Bucureşti

The Law of 24th of March 1909 regarding the amendment of some legal provisions for judicial organization, in Title III, entitled "About the Superior Council of Magistracy", provided that, within the Ministry of Justice, a Superior Council of Magistracy was established, whose attributions were:
to express its opinion, according to law, regarding confirmation, appointment and promotion of magistrates, starting with first instant courts judges and those from tribunals; to judge, according to law, the infringements to law of the magistrates, and to decide the sanctions applicable to those that deviate from their duties; to give endorsements in all the cases when the minister requests the Council's opinion; to fulfill any other duty given to it by law; The council was composed by: 3 members and a substitute, elected by the Cassation Court; 2 members and a substitute elected by the Bucharest Court of Appeal; the inspector for courts of appeal or, in his absence, a fourth member elected by the Cassation Court; one of the inspector for tribunals, appointed by the minister; a delegate of the Ministry of Justice or the minister himself; The election of members was made by every court, in the general assembly, in the presence of the general prosecutor, with secret voting and with the absolute majority of votes.

The Minister of Justice could have convoked the Council whenever necessary. The sessions were valid only in the presence of at least 7 members, and the decisions could have been taken with at least 4 votes. All the opinions had to be motivated.

At the start of its functioning, the Council elected, among its members, the president for all its mandate. When electing the president, all the members were present.
When the minister of justice participated in a session, he chaired the Council. In the absence of the minister or the president, the Council was chaired by the oldest member among those elected from the Court of Cassation.