From 4 to 6 June, Riga will host the most important event of the year for the European Network of Councils for the Judiciary (ENCJ) – the General Assembly, whose central theme this year is the…
On 1 September this year, the next selection of candidates for the post of judges will be announced, the aim of which is to strengthen the Latvian judicial system and ensure its quality in the long…
On Friday, 16 May, the annual Latvian Judges Conference took place, bringing together judges from all over the country to discuss how to improve the efficiency of court work and to tackle current…
The Judicial Council has published its annual report on the performance of the Judicial Council and the judiciary in 2024. "This is the third time that the Judicial Council's performance report has…
On Friday, 9 May, at a meeting of the Judicial Council, the Director of the Academy of Justice, Laila Jurcēna, informed about the progress made in the first months of the Academy's operation. Since…
On Monday, 28 April, the Chair of the Judicial Council Aigars Strupišs, the Chair of the Commission for the Selection of Candidates to the Office of a Judge, Senator of the Supreme Court Dzintra…
On 11 April 2025, the Judicial Council endorsed all three candidates – the current President of the Supreme Court, Aigars Strupišs, Senator Aldis Laviņš of the Senate’s Department of Civil Cases and…
On Friday, 14 March, the Judicial Council decided on the objectively necessary number of judges in Latvian courts in order to ensure efficient and quality functioning of the judicial system. Based on…
On Monday, 10 March, the Judicial Council approved the standard of length of court proceedings for 2025, setting the average time limits for the handling of civil, criminal, administrative and…
On Wednesday, 5 March, the Chair of the Judicial Council, Aigars Strupišs, met with the Director of the Academy of Justice, Laila Jurcēna, to discuss the Academy's development plans and issues…
