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The General Council of the Judiciary is a constitutional, collegiate, autonomous body, made up of judges and other jurists, which exercises the functions of governing the Judiciary with the aim of guaranteeing the independence of judges in the exercise of the judicial function in front of everyone. It is important to point out that the action of the General Council of the Judiciary is not of a jurisdictional nature, since this type of activity is reserved, as proclaimed by article 117 of the Constitution, to the Judges and Tribunals. The governing work of the Council is comparable, to a large extent, to administrative acts and, like the latter, its resolutions are subject to legality control by the Courts and Tribunals of the contentious-administrative order. The governing function of the Council deals with matters such as appointments, promotions, and transfers; the inspection of the functioning of the Courts and Tribunals and the requirement of disciplinary responsibility to the members of the Judicial Career. By attributing this type of competence to the Council, it is prevented that another power of the State, particularly the Executive Power, may directly or indirectly influence judicial independence. It should also be noted that the function of governing the Judges and Courts does not fall exclusively on the General Council of the Judiciary, since the Governing Chambers of the Supreme Court, the National Court and the High Courts of Justice also have competence in this matter, although, in the last instance, their resolutions are subject to review by the Council.