The Almaty TV channel aired a story about the activities of the Supreme Judicial Council for the selection of judges to the cassation courts and innovations in the judicial selection system

The Almaty TV channel aired a story about the activities of the Supreme Judicial Council for the selection of judges to the cassation courts and innovations in the judicial selection system.

The taskofselectingexperiencedandprofessionalspecialistswhomeetstrictlegalrequirements to thecassationcourts was announced by the Head of Stateat the IXCongress of Judges on October14, 2024.

Thestorynotesthat the Council has carried out unprecedentedworkon the selection of candidates for thecassationcourts. The mostexperiencedjudgeswithextensiveexperiencein the courts of firstandappellateinstances are recommended, withbroadregionalrepresentation.At the same time, it is emphasizedthat the President's instructionon the formation of cassationcourts has been fulfilledinfullandontime–fromJuly1, 2025, threecassationcourtsforcriminal,civilandadministrativecasesbeganoperatinginKazakhstan.

Specialattentionin the story is focusedonchangesinapproachestostaffingcourts.Thus, the period of passing the qualificationexamforcandidatesapplyingfor a judicialposition for the first time has been reducedfrom one and a halfyearstothreemonths,while the requirementsforcandidates have been significantlytightened–additionalchecks have been introducedondatabases of law enforcementandspecialagenciesforinvolvementin money laundering,drug trafficking,gamblingandotherillegalacts.

As aresult,whilepreviouslyabout50% of applicantssuccessfullypassed the exam,today it isonly20%,whichindicatesanincrease in the quality of selection.Atthe same time, in ordertofilljudicialvacancies in a timely manner, the Councilincreased the number of competitionsfrom2to6peryear,whilemaintaining a highlevel of requirements.

Thisapproach will allownotonly to fillvacantpositionspromptly,butalso to ensure a high-qualityselection of the worthiestcandidates.

At the end of the story, it is noted that the Council's activities are aimed at transparency, strengthening public confidence and improving the effectiveness of the judicial system.