A regular meeting of the Supreme Judicial Council of the Republic of Kazakhstan was held under the chairmanship of Dmitriy Malakhov

A regular meeting of the Supreme Judicial Council of the Republic of Kazakhstan was held under the chairmanship of Dmitriy Malakhov.

A number of organizational and personnel issues of the judicial system were discussed at the meeting. The issues of the continued tenure of judges who have reached retirement age, the appointment of judges without competition, as well as the dismissal of individual chairmen and judges of the courts of the republic were considered.

The Council recommended 19 judges to be dismissed from office, of which 12 – in connection with retirement, 1 – in connection with reaching the age limit, 1 – from the position of chairman at his own will, leaving a judge of the same court, 2 – in connection with the transfer to another job, 1 – on his own optional, 2 – by decision of the Judicial Jury for committing disciplinary offenses.

In addition, in order to implement the legislative amendments to the Constitutional Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On the Judicial System and Status of Judges of the Republic of Kazakhstan" adopted on July 5, 2024, the Council approved a classification scale for the selection of candidates for vacant positions of a district court judge from among persons who have completed their studies and passed the qualification exam at the Academy of Justice under the Supreme Judicial Council.

Amendments to the Rules of Procedure of the Supreme Judicial Council were also reviewed and approved in order to bring it into line with current legislation. In addition, in implementation of the Presidential Decree No. 872 dated April 13, 2022 “On measures to de-bureaucratize the activities of the state apparatus” the amendments to the Regulations envisage the optimization of two commissions under the Council.