'High court' hypothesis in justice reform

(ANSA) - ROME, MAY 3 - Justice Minister Caro Nordio, Premier Giorgia Meloni and other justice officials on Friday mooted the possibility of setting up a 'High Court' to judge Italy's judges.
    The new suggested body that will judge both judging and prosecuting magistrates was one of the hypotheses, with regard to the reform of Justice, that reportedly emerged during the meeting held at Palazzo Chigi, in the presence of Meloni, which was attended by Undersecretary Alfredo Mantovano, Minister Nordio, Deputy Justice Minister Francesco Paolo Sisto, Undersecretaries Ostellari and Delmastro, the chairmen of the Justice Commissions of the Chamber and Senate Ciro Maschio and Giulia Bongiorno, and the Justice leaders of the centre-right parties.
    There was also agreement on possibly splitting up the Supreme Council of Magistrates (CSM), the judiciary's self-governing body, into two and forging ahead with separate career paths for judges and prosecutors, a keystone of Nordio's proposed reforms.
    The proposed moves are sure to prove controversial and be resisted by Italy's magistrates. (ANSA).