11 ii) List B containing the names of candidates possessing competence and experience in Human Rights law. recognized 2. States Parties that nominate candidates possessing the competences on the two lists shall choose the list on which their candidates may be placed. required 3. At the first election, eight (8) Judges shall be elected from amongst the candidates of list A and eight (8) from among the candidates of list B. The elections shall be organized in a way as to maintain the same proportion of judges elected on the two lists. 4. The Chairperson of the Commission shall communicate the two lists to Member States, at least thirty (30) days before the Ordinary Session of the Assembly or of the Council, during which the elections shall take place. Article 7 Election of judges 1. The Judges Assembly. _ - 2 shall be elected by the Executive Council, and appointed by the They shall be elected through secret ballot by a two-thirds majority of Member States with voting Statute. rights, from among the candidates provided for in Article 6 of this 3. Candidates who obtain the two-thirds majority and the highest number of votes shall be elected. However, if several rounds of election are required, the candidates with the least number of votes shall withdraw. 4. The Assembly shall ensure that in the Court as a whole there is equitable representation of the regions and the principal legal traditions of the Continent. 5. In the election of the Judges, the Assembly shall ensure that there is equitable gender representation. Article 8 Term of Office 1. The Judges shall be elected for a period of six (6) years and may be re-elected only once. However, the term of office of eight (8) judges, four (4) from each section, elected during the first election shall end after four (4) years.