September
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27th of September, 2011
Candidates for the post of judge of the Supreme Court will be elected in open competition in future. It has been provided by amendments to the law “On Judicial Power” and regulation of open candidate selection competition for the post of the judge of the Supreme Court approved in session of the Board of Justice on the 27th of September.
The Board of Justice has also discussed regulation of selection of candidates for the post of judges of district (city) courts, land-book departments and regional courts, but it is not approved yet. The Ministry of Justice will specify the regulation, taking into account recommendations given by the Board of Justice.
According to amendments to the law “On Judicial Power”, adopted on the 9th of June, 2011, selection of candidates for the post of a judge in district (city) courts and departments of land-books, as well as in regional courts and the Supreme Court is made in open competition of candidates. Competition regulation is ratified by the Board of Justice according to proposal of the Minister of Justice and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
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27th of September, 2011
The Board of Justice calls the Judicial Conference on the 25th of November.
Judicial Qualifications Committee and Commission of Judicial Ethics will present reports. However, elections of representatives of several institutions of judicial self-government are planned.
Judges will have to elect the Chair of Judicial Disciplinary Committee, as Pavels Gruzins, who was elected for this post, terminated execution of duties of the judge. According to the Law on Disciplinary Responsibility of Judges, the Chair of Judicial Disciplinary Committee is the deputy of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, who is being elected in closed vote by the Judicial Conference.
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26th of September, 2011
On Tuesday, the 27th of September, the Board of Justice will discuss procedure of organization of competitions for candidates for the post of a judge and procedure of selection of candidates.
According to amendments to the law “On Judicial Power”, adopted on the 9th of June, 2011, selection of candidates for the post of a judge in district (city) courts and departments of land-books, as well as in regional courts and the Supreme Court is made in open competition of candidates. Competition regulation is ratified by the Board of Justice according to proposal of the Minister of Justice and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
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14th of September, 2011
Ivars Bickovics, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, on Wednesday, the 14th of September met Stefan Pehringer, the ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the Republic of Austria arrived in acquaintance visit.
The Chief Justice approved previous cooperation with the Supreme Court of Austria and other court institutions. Several delegations of Austrian judges visited Latvia and the Supreme Court. Irmgard Griss, the President of the Supreme Court of Austria and the President of the Network of the Supreme Judicial Courts of the European Union participated and reported at the conference dedicated to judicature of the Supreme Court in 2010. Judges from Latvia also visited Austria several times exchanging experience and training in the Supreme Administrative Court of Austria in framework of judicial continuing education and exchange programme.
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