Professional Courts shall consist of the President and the lay judges
[Beisitzer]. Alternates are to be appointed for the President and the
lay judges. The President and the lay judges must be eligible for
the office of judge or for higher administrative offices. They must
possess judicial independence. The lay judges and their alternates
have to be editors and publishers in equal numbers. All members of the
Professional Courts are appointed by the Reich Minister for Public
Enlightenment and Propaganda. The head of the Reich Association will
nominate the editors, while the head of the Organization of Publishers
in the Reich Press Chamber will nominate the publishers.