3 March, 2017
The Disciplinary Court (from left): Andris Gulans, Inguna Radzevica, Lubova Kusnire, Aigars Strupiss, Anita Polakova, Vesma Kakste
On Friday, March 3, the Supreme Court's Plenary Session from among judges of the Department of Criminal Cases re-elected Inguna Radzevica as member of the Disciplinary Court.
A member of the Disciplinary Court is elected for five years.
The Disciplinary Court is convened in the Supreme Court to assess lawfulness of disputed decisions by the Judicial Disciplinary Committee, to examine lawfulness of negative statements provided by the Judicial Qualification Committee, and to review contested decisions by the Prosecutor General on application of disciplinary punishment. The composition of the Disciplinary Court includes six judges of departments of the Supreme Court.
More about the Plenary Session of 3 March:
- Essentials of the work of the Supreme Court in 2016: the reform and decrease in accumulation of cases in the Department of Civil Cases
- Accumulation of cases of the Supreme Court has decreased by 37%.
- Suggestion to strenghten the role of departments in selection of candidates for office of judge of the Supreme Court
- President of the State: Confidence in professional and fair judicial system of Latvia must be strenghtened
Information prepared by
Rasma Zvejniece, the Head of the Division of Communication of the Supreme Court
E-mail: rasma.zvejniece@at.gov.lv, telephone: +371 67020396, +371 28652211
