The Kazinform news agency published an interview with the Chairman of the Supreme Judicial Council Dmitriy Malakhov on issue of formation of the judicial corps in Kazakhstan
The Kazinform news agency published an interview with the Chairman of the Supreme Judicial Council Dmitriy Malakhov on issue of formation of the judicialcorpsin Kazakhstan.
The Chairman noted that today there are twowaysto «enter» the judicial profession. The firstis passing a multi-level qualification exam organized by the Supreme Judicial Council, and the secondis through studying at the Academy of Justice and passing a more specificqualification exam upongraduation.
As a result of successfulcompletion of suchexams, applicantsparticipatein a competition to fill thevacantposition of judge.
The Academy of Justiceunder the Councilis the onlyspecializededucationalinstitutionin the countrythatpurposefullytrainsfuturejudges.Alreadytoday, everyfourthjudgeis a graduate of thisAcademy. The requirementsforcandidatesremainhigh:agefrom30years,higherlegaleducation, at leastfiveyears of experience,impeccablereputationandsuccessfulpassing of the qualificationexam.
The mainsources of newpersonnelarestillemployees of the courts.However, lawyers,prosecutors,corporatelawyers, andrepresentatives of the scientificcommunity are increasingly joining thesystem.Thisbalance makes it possible to combineexperienceand a newperspectiveon the development of the judicialsystem.
Separately, the Chairmanstressedthat the personnelshortageremains a challenge:about8% of judicialvacancies have not yetbeenfilled.Tosolvethisproblem the SupremeJudicialCouncil is radicallyoptimizinginternalprocedures byintroducing a multi-level integritycheckandholdingmeetingswith the legalcommunitythroughout the country.
As the Chairman noted, the main task of the Supreme Judicial Council is to form a competent, independent and modern judicial corps, which is a foundation of public confidence in justice.