In the Plenum of the Supreme Court, today, February 26, Ervins Kuskis was elected as the Chair of the Chamber of Criminal Cases. He has executed duties of the Chair of the Chamber since JUne 16, 2008, when ex-Chair of the Chamber of Criminal Cases Ivars Bickovics entered upon duties of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.

Candidature of Ervins Kuskis for the position of the Chair of the Chamber was raised by judges of the Chamber of Criminal Cases. His candidature was the only one, and in open election it got solid vote.

Ervins Kuskis was born in 1969 in Valmiera. In 1993 he graduated Faculty of Law of University of Latvia. From 1991 till 1995 he has worked as public prosecutor of places of imprisonment, from 1995 till 2001 – judge of Vidzeme regional court. Since 2001 he has worked as judge of the Supreme court in the Chamber of Criminal Cases. Ervins Kuskis has got first class of judicila qualification.

The Term of Office of the Chair of the Chamber of Criminal Cases is five years.

 

 

Information prepared by

Head of the Division of Communications of the Supreme Court Rasma Zvejniece

E-mail: rasma.zvejniece@at.gov.lv, telephone: 7020396, 28652211