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The year in review

Ethics Council in 2022. Why the judiciary needs professional ethics

Andra Pärsimägi, Judge, Tartu Circuit Court, member of the Ethics Council

Professional judicial ethics focuses on the behavioural norms of a judge’s occupation, which require a higher sense of responsibility due to the specific requirements of a judge’s role in society. ...

Good training is predicated on a properly identified training need and aims based on those needs

Margit Jõgeva, Tartu County Court judge and chairman of the Judicial Training Council
Liina Reisberg, Director of the Supreme Court’s Legal Information and Judicial Training Department


The year end beckons us to look back on the successes and areas where development is needed in the training of judges. In this article, we will cover the process of compiling and fulfilling the 2022 training programme. ...