Sodniki in generalni pravobranilci Sodišča so izbrani med osebami, katerih neodvisnost je nedvomna in ki so ustrezno usposobljene za imenovanje na najvišje sodniške položaje v svojih državah ali so priznani pravniki; vlade držav članic jih v medsebojnem soglasju imenujejo po posvetovanju z oddelkom iz III-357. člena Ustave.
The Judges and Advocates-General of the Court of Justice shall be chosen from persons whose independence is beyond doubt and who possess the qualifications required for appointment to the highest judicial offices in their respective countries or who are jurisconsults of recognised competence; they shall be appointed by common accord of the governments of the Member States after consultation of the panel provided for in Article III-357.