{"id":1895,"date":"2022-05-26T09:15:30","date_gmt":"2022-05-26T09:15:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/?p=1895"},"modified":"2022-06-09T11:20:12","modified_gmt":"2022-06-09T11:20:12","slug":"the-renewal-of-the-judiciary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/en\/the-renewal-of-the-judiciary\/","title":{"rendered":"The Renewal of the Judiciary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Kristel Siimula-Saar<br \/>\n<\/strong><span class=\"s1\">Adviser of the Supreme Court Personnel and Communication Department<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Number of judges and justices<\/h3>\n<p>There are temporarily 243 judge positions as of early 2022<a href=\"#_ftn1\" name=\"_ftnref1\">[1]<\/a>, and only two of them are vacant. Of these, one is on the Supreme Court and the other in Tartu Circuit Court. The competition declared for the Supreme Court justice position has ended, and the new justice will take their position on 1 March but the competition for the Tartu Circuit Court judge position is still ongoing.<\/p>\n<p>In autumn 2021, the Minister of Justice regulation designating the number of judges and their division between courthouses was amended. Under the amendment, if a judge is away from their duties for a longer period, an additional judge can be appointed. The number of judges can be temporarily increased by as many as five judges in Harju County Court and by one in Tartu County Court. A competition is underway to find additional judges.<\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_1898\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1898\" style=\"width: 1600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-01_ENG.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1898 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-01_ENG.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"870\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-01_ENG.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-01_ENG-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-01_ENG-1024x557.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-01_ENG-768x418.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-01_ENG-1536x835.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-01_ENG-696x378.jpg 696w, https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-01_ENG-1392x757.jpg 1392w, https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-01_ENG-1068x580.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-01_ENG-772x420.jpg 772w, https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-01_ENG-1545x840.jpg 1545w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1898\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Figure 1. Distribution of judge positions.<\/figcaption><\/figure> <figure id=\"attachment_1901\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1901\" style=\"width: 1600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-02_ENG.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1901 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-02_ENG.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"958\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-02_ENG.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-02_ENG-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-02_ENG-1024x613.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-02_ENG-768x460.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-02_ENG-1536x920.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-02_ENG-696x417.jpg 696w, https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-02_ENG-1392x833.jpg 1392w, https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-02_ENG-1068x639.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-02_ENG-701x420.jpg 701w, https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-02_ENG-1403x840.jpg 1403w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1901\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Figure 2. Distribution of filled positions.<\/figcaption><\/figure> <figure id=\"attachment_1903\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1903\" style=\"width: 1600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-03_ENG.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1903 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-03_ENG.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1056\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-03_ENG.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-03_ENG-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-03_ENG-1024x676.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-03_ENG-768x507.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-03_ENG-1536x1014.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-03_ENG-696x459.jpg 696w, https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-03_ENG-1392x919.jpg 1392w, https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-03_ENG-1068x705.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-03_ENG-636x420.jpg 636w, https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-03_ENG-1273x840.jpg 1273w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1903\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Figure 3. Unfilled positions in 2012\u20132022 <a style=\"font-size: 15px;\" href=\"#_ftn2\" name=\"_ftnref2\">[2]<\/a><span style=\"color: #222222; font-size: 15px;\">.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<h3>Gender structure of the judges<\/h3>\n<p>During the time of the plenary session, there were 162 women and 79 men serving as judges. Compared to last year, the share of the women has increased.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1905\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1905\" style=\"width: 1600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-04_ENG.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1905 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-04_ENG.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"939\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-04_ENG.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-04_ENG-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-04_ENG-1024x601.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-04_ENG-768x451.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-04_ENG-1536x901.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-04_ENG-696x408.jpg 696w, https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-04_ENG-1392x817.jpg 1392w, https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-04_ENG-1068x627.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-04_ENG-716x420.jpg 716w, https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-04_ENG-1431x840.jpg 1431w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1905\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Figures 4.1. and 4.2. Gender structure of the judges.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>Age of judges<\/h3>\n<p>As of the date of the plenary session, the average age of judges is 49.3 years. This is the same as the year before.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1907\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1907\" style=\"width: 1600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-05_ENG.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1907 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-05_ENG.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"903\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-05_ENG.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-05_ENG-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-05_ENG-1024x578.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-05_ENG-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-05_ENG-1536x867.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-05_ENG-696x393.jpg 696w, https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-05_ENG-1392x786.jpg 1392w, https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-05_ENG-1068x603.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-05_ENG-744x420.jpg 744w, https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-05_ENG-1488x840.jpg 1488w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1907\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Figure 5. Average age of the judges by court.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Of the judges currently serving, the greatest number are in the 40-49 age range \u2013 87 of them. There are 81 in the 50-59 range and 37 in the 30-39 age group. There are 36 judges 60 and older.<\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_1909\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1909\" style=\"width: 1600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-06_ENG.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1909 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-06_ENG.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"831\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-06_ENG.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-06_ENG-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-06_ENG-1024x532.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-06_ENG-768x399.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-06_ENG-1536x798.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-06_ENG-696x361.jpg 696w, https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-06_ENG-1392x723.jpg 1392w, https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-06_ENG-1068x555.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-06_ENG-809x420.jpg 809w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1909\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Figure 6. Average age of the judges in 2012-2022.<\/figcaption><\/figure> <figure id=\"attachment_1911\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1911\" style=\"width: 1600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-07_ENG.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1911 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-07_ENG.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"951\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-07_ENG.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-07_ENG-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-07_ENG-1024x609.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-07_ENG-768x456.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-07_ENG-1536x913.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-07_ENG-696x414.jpg 696w, https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-07_ENG-1392x827.jpg 1392w, https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-07_ENG-1068x635.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-07_ENG-707x420.jpg 707w, https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-07_ENG-1413x840.jpg 1413w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1911\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Figure 7. Distribution of judges in each court instances by age group (number of judges).<strong style=\"color: #222222; font-size: 15px;\">\u00a0<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<h3>New judges<\/h3>\n<p>As of the beginning of 2022, there were 18 judges who are eligible for retirement, and five of them will go on pension during 2022. Another 52 judges will also become eligible to retire in the period 2022\u20132027. Close to half of them will become eligible in 2023 \u2013 this is the year that judges appointed in 1993 will mark 30 full years of service as a judge, which entitles them to go on pension regardless of their age.<\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_1913\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1913\" style=\"width: 1600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-08_ENG.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1913 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-08_ENG.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"882\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-08_ENG.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-08_ENG-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-08_ENG-1024x564.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-08_ENG-768x423.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-08_ENG-1536x847.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-08_ENG-696x385.jpg 696w, https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-08_ENG-1392x767.jpg 1392w, https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-08_ENG-1068x589.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-08_ENG-762x420.jpg 762w, https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-08_ENG-1524x840.jpg 1524w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1913\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Figure 8. As of 1 January 2022, the share of judges eligible to retire.<\/figcaption><\/figure> <figure id=\"attachment_1915\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1915\" style=\"width: 1600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-09_ENG.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1915 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-09_ENG.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"929\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-09_ENG.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-09_ENG-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-09_ENG-1024x595.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-09_ENG-768x446.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-09_ENG-1536x892.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-09_ENG-696x404.jpg 696w, https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-09_ENG-1392x808.jpg 1392w, https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-09_ENG-1068x620.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-09_ENG-723x420.jpg 723w, https:\/\/aastaraamat.riigikohus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JJ-Graafik-09_ENG-1447x840.jpg 1447w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1915\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Figure 9. Judges who will become eligible for pension, 2022\u20132027.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<h3>New judges and transfers<\/h3>\n<p>From mid-February 2021 to the beginning of 2022, 10 new judges have been hired by the court system, two In Tallinn Circuit Court and eight in county courts. At the same time, one judge was transferred within the court system: Iris Kangur-Gont\u0161arov, who had worked at Harju County Court took a position at Tallinn Circuit Court.<\/p>\n<p>At Tallinn Circuit Court, Gea Lepik and Neve Uudelt began work; at Harju County Court, K\u00e4di Sacik-Korn and Priit Kama; at P\u00e4rnu County Court Kadri M\u00e4lberg; at Tartu County Court, Vutt and Triin Harak; and at Viru County Court, Anneli Alekand, Olga Dorogan and Regiina Lebedeva.<\/p>\n<p>Before being appointed as judges, three served as court jurists, two as Supreme Court counsellors, one as a sworn advocate, one as prosecutor, one as a jurist and one as under secretary at a ministry. One of the appointees previously worked as a notary.<\/p>\n<h3>Judges who left their positions<\/h3>\n<p>The number of judges departing is greater than in the previous year: eight judges have left their positions since the middle of February last year. One judge left the Supreme Court, two from the circuit court and eight from the county court. Because of retirement, the Harju County Court judge Viktor Br\u00fcgel, P\u00e4rnu County Court Judge Teet Olvik, Tartu County Court judges Roomet S\u00f5nna and Epp Tombak, Viru County Court judge Tiit Kullerupp, Tallinn Circuit Court judge Ande T\u00e4nav, Tartu Circuit Court judge Viivi Tomson and Supreme Court justice J\u00fcri P\u00f5ld asked to be released from service.<\/p>\n<p>Besides the judges released from their positions, the powers of Tartu Circuit Court judge Madis Ernits were suspended.<\/p>\n<h3>Judge appointment rounds<\/h3>\n<p>The minister of justice announced four selection rounds for 16 judge positions in county and circuit courts and the Supreme Court chief justice announced one selection process for a position of Supreme Court justice.<\/p>\n<p>On 10 May 2021, the minister of justice announced a competition for one Tallinn Circuit Court judge position, two Harju County Court judge positions and one Viru County Court judge position. The new county court judges were appointed on 15 July 2021 and 29 November 2021.<\/p>\n<p>On 1 October 2021, the minister of justice announced a selection round for two Tallinn Circuit Court judges, one Tartu Circuit Court judge, five Harju County Court judges and two Tartu County Court judges. The process of filling the county court judge positions is under way and is expected to wrap up by early summer.<\/p>\n<p>Both the spring and autumn appointment process for Tallinn Circuit Court judge positions concluded with the appointment of judges on 29 November 2021 and transfer of two county court judges to circuit court judges.<\/p>\n<p>On 19 November 2021, the minister of justice announced a competition for one Harju County Court judge position. The process can be expected to conclude by early summer.<\/p>\n<p>On 22 December 2021, the minister of justice announced a competition for one Tallinn Circuit Court judge position. The process can be expected to conclude in summer.<\/p>\n<p>On 5 April 2021, the Supreme Court chief justice announced a competition for one Supreme Court justice position in the Criminal Chamber. 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