... court has a president, who is appointed from among themselves by the judges. The presidency is held for three years (art. 223). The current president is Gil Carlos Rodriguez Iglesias; he has been president since 07/10/94. Care has always been taken to ensure that the ECJ consists of an uneven number of judges. Thus if there were six or ten members, the Court consists of seven or eleven members respectively. The 'odd' judge was known as the 'floating judge'. The reasons for this were to avoid a tie when the full Court was in session. Practicing judges and academics account for the greater part of these appointments. The Court is renewed on a staggering basis to promote stability. Judges are subject to partial replacement every three years, alternatively by eight and seven judges (Article 223(2) EC Treaty). Equally, Advocates-General are also partially replaced, by four members on each occasion (Article ...

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