On the 5th of January, Ivars Bickovics, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, accepted the oath of thee bailiffs. By order of the executer of duties of the Minister of Justice, Dace Plesa is appointed for the post of a bailiff on territory of Riga regional court, Dace Cgojeva – on territory of Kurzeme regional court and Rudite Slivjuka – on territory of Zemgale regional court. Bailiffs vowed to be loyal to Latvian State, to fulfil state laws in good faith and in their best consciousness and confidence, to deport courts and judiciary with dignity, to observe instructions and orders of supervisory institutions and officials of those, to execute duties of a bailiff honestly, to protect legal interests of individuals, cases and values trusted and to withhold vocational secrets, being aware that they should respond for their activities in front of the law.

The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court greeted new bailiffs, for they start the New Year with new opportunities. I.Bickovics pointed out that bailiffs have become a closing stage in solving any legal dispute. The Chief Justice of the SC indicated that bailiffs undertake psychologically hard and ungrateful post, which, however, is very important for total court system. I. Bickovics wished bailiffs to stay humane and to be able to explain reasons of their activity in the most complicated situations, when court judgment is executed.

According to the Law on Bailiffs, sworn bailiffs may start to execute their duties after the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court accepts their oath.

 

Information prepared by Baiba Kataja, the Press-secretary of the Supreme Court  

E-mail: baiba.kataja@at.gov.lv, telephone: 7020396, 28652211