Published: 14.08.2024.
Latvijas Tiesnešu konference

The Judges’ Conference is an institution of judicial self-government, and judges of the Supreme Court, judges of regional courts, judges of district (city) courts and judges of departments of land books participate in its work with right of voting. 

Pursuant to Section 89.11, Paragraph five of the law „On Judicial Power", the Judicial Council approves the Rules of Procedure of the Latvian Judges Conference and convenes the Conference, determining the issues to be discussed at the Conference.

The Rules of Procedure of the Judges Conference were approved by a decision of the Judicial Council of 22 February 2011.

On 7 May 2012, the Rules of Procedure were amended to provide that the Judges Conference may also be held electronically (e-conference) and that judicial self-government bodies may be elected by secret electronic ballot.

The amendments of 28 October 2013 provide that the Rules of Procedure of the Judges Conference and the decisions adopted thereat shall be recorded by audio recording. The course of the Conference may be recorded by means of image recordings.

The decision of the Judicial Council of 26 October 2015 amended the procedure for the election of judicial self-government bodies.

Regulation of the Judges’ Conference

Materials of the Judges’ Conference

September 16-17, 2024

On Judges’ Extramural Conference and The plan for the organization and conduct of the Judges’ Extramural Conference for the election of members of the Judicial Council and the Judicial Qualification Committee

May 17, 2024

26.01.2024. No 10. On Judges’ Conference
Description of the Conference
Agenda of the Conference
22.04.2024. No 21. On a moderator and a secretary of the Conference
Laila Jurcēna. Academy of Justice
Solvita Kalniņa. 29 years of the Latvian Judicial Training Centre (1995 - 2024)
Ansis J. Stabingis. Free will. Choice and its determinants: A mindfulness perspective

April 15-16, 2024 

22.02.2024. No 15. On Judges’ Extramural Conference
The plan for the organization and conduct for the election of members of the Judicial Qualification Committee and the Judicial Ethics Commission at the Judges’ Extramural Conference on April 15-16, 2024

December 20, 2023

27.11.2023. Nr.83. On Judges’ Extramural Conference
The plan for the organization and conduct of the election of a member of the Judicial Qualification Committee at the Judges Extramural Conference on December 18 and 20, 2023

October 23-24, 2023

27.07.2023. Nr.66. On Judges’ Extramural Conference
The plan for the organization and conduct of the Conference
Agenda of the Conference

May 19, 2023

11.11.2022. Nr.127. On convening Judge’s Conference
24.03.2023. Nr.21. About the Conference
Agenda and description of the Conference
Agenda of the Conference

 April 17-18, 2023

10.02.2023. Nr.36. On Judges’ Extramural Conference
The plan for the organization and conduct of the elections of the members of the Judicial Qualification Committee and the Judicial Ethics Commission at the Judges’ Extramural Conference on April 17 - 18, 2023

October 6, 2020

Decision of 9 September 2020 No 40. On organizing of the Judges’ Extramural Conference

September 8, 2020 

Decision of 10 July 2020 No 37. On organizing of the Judges’ Extramural Conference

May 26, 2020 

Decision of 22 April 2020 No 22. On Judges’ Conference
Annex: The plan for organizing and conducting elections of the Judicial Qualification Committee and the Judicial Disciplinary Committee at the Judges’ Extramural Conference on 26 May 2020

May 15, 2020

Decision of 10 February 2020 No 5. On convening the Judges’ Conference
Decision of 22 April 2020 No 22. On Judges’ Conference

March 31, 2020 

Decision of 30 March 2020 No 19. On Judges’ Extramural Conference
Annex: The plan for organizing and conducting elections of the Judicial Qualification Committee and the Judicial Disciplinary Committee at the Judges’ Extramural Conference on 31 March 2020
Decision of 6 march 2020 No 12. On organizing of the Judges’ Extramural Conference

November 29, 2018

Decision of 29 October 2018, No 358. On organization of Judges’ Extramural Conference
Annex: The plan for organizing and conducting elections of the Judicial Ethics Commission (in Latvian)

September 18, 2018 

Decision of 13 July 2018, No 336. On organizing of the Judges’ Extramural Conference
Annex: The plan for organizing and conducting elections of the Judicial Qualification Committee and the Judicial Disciplinary Committee

September 11, 2018

Decision of 2 May 2018, No 321. On organizing of the Judges’ Extramural Conference
Annex: The plan for organizing and conducting elections of the Judicial Qualification Committee and the Judicial Disciplinary Committee
Decision of 11 September 2018, No 345. On organization of Judges’ Extramural Conference

September 7, 2018 

Decision of 25 June 2018, No 335. On organizing of the Judges’ Conference
Decision of 2 May 2018, No 320. On convening Judges’ Conference

September 12, 2014

Decision of 15 July 2014 No 44 “On approval of the Plan of organisation and procedure of elections of judicial self-government institutions of 2014”
Decision of 15 July 2014 No 46 “On convocation of extramural judges’ conference ”
Decision of 15 July 2014 No 47 “On approval of the Head and the secretary of present and extramural judges’ conference”

September 5, 2014

Decision of 16 June 2014 No 39 “On convocation of the Judges’ Conference ”
Decision of 15 July 2014 No 44 “On approval of the Plan of organisation and procedure of elections of judicial self-government institutions of 2014 ”
Decision of 15 July 2014 No 45 “On procedure of elections of the Council for the Judiciary”
Decision of 15 July 2014 No 47 “On approval of the Head and the secretary of present and extramural judges’ conference”
Agenda of the Judges’ Conference
Report of Mr Ivars Bickovics, the Chairman of the Council for the Judiciary

November 1, 2013

Decision of 12 September 2013 No 65 “On determination of the Head and Secretary of the Judges’ Conference of 1 November, 2013”
Decision of 12 September 2013 No 64 “On determination of the agenda of the Judges’ Conference of 1 November 2013”
Decision of 22 August 2013 No 63 “On convocation of Judges’ Conference”
Project of the agenda of the Conference
Report of Mr Ivars Bickovics, the Chairman of the Council for the Judiciary, at Latvian Judges’ Conference
Allocution of Mr Janis Bordans, the Minister of Justice
Allocution of Ms Kristine Strada-Rozenberga, the Dean of the Faculty of Law of the University of Latvia
Report of Mr Gunars Aigars, the Chairman of the Judicial Qualification Committee, on work of the Committee
Report of Mr Visvaldis Sprudzans, the Chairman of the Judicial Ethics Commission, on work of the Commission
All materials are published in the Supreme court Bulletin No 7 (23.–66.p)

October 4, 2013

Decision of 16 September 2013 No 66 “On approval of agenda, plan of organisation and process and time of opening of electronic Judges’ Conference of 4 October 2013”
Decision of 16 September 2013 No “On determination of the Head and the Secretary and approval of Poll Commission of electronic Judges’ Conference of 4 October 2013”
Decision of 22 August 2013 No 62 “On convocation of electronic Judges’ Conference”

November 2, 2012

Decision No 69 of the October 1, 2012 “On convocation of the Judicial Conference and determination of agenda”
Agenda of the Conference
Decision No 71 of the October 19, 2012 “On determination of the manager and the secretary of the judicial conference of the 2nd of November, 2012”
Report of Ivars Bickovics, the Chair of the Board of Justice and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, performed at Latvian Judicial Conference
Allocution of Janis Bordans, the Minister of Justice
Allocution of Kristine Strada-Rozenberga, the Dean of the Faculty of Law of the University of Latvia
Theses of report of Gunars Aigars, the Chair of Judicial Qualifications Committee
Report of Visvaldis Sprudzans, the Chair of the Commission on Judicial Ethics, on commission’s work
Report of Peteris Dzalbe, the Chair of the Judicial Disciplinary Committee, on disciplinary committee’s work

September 21, 2012

Decision No 65 of the 27th of August, 2012 “On approval of Counting Committee of Judicial Electronic Conference of the 21st of September, 2012, and determination of the manager and the secretary of the conference”
Plan of Organization and Process of the Judicial electronic Conference
Decision No 64 of the 27th of August, 2012 “On approval of plan of organization and process of the Judicial Electronic Conference”
Decision No 52 of the 18th of June, 2012 “On convocation of the Judicial Electronic Conference”

May 24, 2012 

Decision No 31 “On determination of the manager, the secretary and the Counting Committee of the Judicial Electronic Conference of the 24th of May, 2012”
The Plan of Organization and Process of the Judicial Electronic Conference (e-conference)
Decision No 30 “On approval of the plan of organization and process of the Judicial Electronic Committee”