Composition
The Council is composed of Islamic clerics and lawyers. Membership is for phased six-year terms: half the membership changes every three years.
The Supreme Leader (Iran's Head of State) nominates six clerics, and may constitutionally dismiss them at will. The head of the judicial system of Iran, himself selected by the Supreme Leader, nominates six lawyers for confirmation by the Majlis.
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