the first round of hearings took place from 30 september until 8 october 2019, followed by the evaluation by the bcpr (conference of presidents) on 15 october 2019. if any of the candidates would be rejected by the responsible committee, new hearings would take place on 14 and 15 october 2019, followed by bcpr evaluation on 16 october 2019. bcpr closed hearings process on 17 october 2019. before the hearings begin, committee on legal affairs, on 19 september 2019, examined if there was a possibility of a conflict of interests for any of the candidates for commissioners.