On October 5, the Plenum of the Supreme Court has been summoned, and judges will have to elect deputees of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and member of the Central Election Committee.

It is necessary to elect deputees of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, as term of Office of present deputees Pavels Gruzins and Gunars Aigars comes to an end. According to the fourth part of Paragraph 50 of Law „On Judicial Power”, the Plenum elects two deputees of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court for the term of seven years, and deputees have been elected among Chairs of chambers and Chairs of Departments of the Senate, taking into accout the principle of equal representation of genders.

The competence of the Plenum of the Supreme Court, according to the sixth part of the Paragraph 49 of the law „On Judicial Power” is to elect one member of the Central Election Committee among judges. Since 1994 these duties had been executed by the senator Valda Eilande. As in July of this year Valda Eilande was released from execution of duties of judge due to her retirement, then the Central Election Committee needs a new member among judges.

The Plenum of the Supreme Court will take place on October 5 at 15.00 in Room 461 of the Supreme Court.

 


Information prepared by

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

E-mail: rasma.zvejniece@at.gov.lv, telephone: 67020396, 28652211