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Cultured feedback and feedback culture

Ave Hussar, Head of the Supreme Court personnel and communication department

The lack of a system that identifies personal training needs has caused the TC to repeatedly discuss how to train judges who keep making the same mistakes in their work, and how to ensure the training is effective. ...

Disciplinary proceedings against judges: international standards and practice in Estonia

Oliver Kask, Justice of the Supreme Court

In recent years, disciplinary proceedings against judges have become increasingly common. Whether this is because there is a widespread burnout among judges, mistakes when recruiting judges have become more frequent or whether it is just a coincidence, the author doesn’t know. ...

Evaluation system and its positive (and negative) aspects in relation to the work of judges in Slovenia

Erik Kerševan, Judge of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Slovenia

Every judicial system tries to find appropriate solutions to the challenges it faces, which means that in many Member States of the European Union, the paths are different, but the goal is the same: a well-functioning judiciary and motivated, competent and responsible judges ...

Self-evaluation of a judge as an element of the performance evaluation and professional feedback mechanism

Reda Molienė, Research coordinator of the project “Portrait of a Judge”

Facilitation of feedback culture in the judiciary requires a new approach to the evaluation of the activities of a judge, first and foremost perceiving it not as a control or potential sanctioning instrument, but as a mechanism to help the judge grow professionally ...