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Nearly half of the regional courts - along with presidents of district courts operating next to them - have rejected the radical move announced last week by the National Judicial Council (NJC).
On 6 May 2020, Dr. György Senyei, President of the National Office for the Judiciary (NOJ) reported to the Parliament on the general situation and administrative activity of the courts in 2018.
The Code of Administrative Court Procedure in force as from 1 January 2018 has brought about significant changes in the rules of procedure, with the range of cases to be adjudged in public administration lawsuits considerably extended.On 29 April 2013 a delegation of the European Network of Councils for the Judiciary (ENCJ) visited Hungary accepting the invitation of the National Judicial Council. Paul Gilligan, president of the ENCJ, Horatius Dumbrava, member of the ENCJ Executive Board and Monique van der Goes, director of the ENCJ Office were the members of the delegation.
The international conference has begun at the Hungarian Academy of Justice, with the participation of the Visegrad Four countries and Croatia, where attendees will exchange experiences about the possibilities in judicial digitalization.
Remote hearing can simplify, speed up procedural actions in civil, economic, administrative and labor cases and make them more cost-effective.
Nearly a hundred institutions and organisations participated in the children’s drawing contest „Images of Justice – Colours of Law and Court”, set out by 11 regional courts in cooperation with Zoom Association and the National Office for the Judiciary (NOJ).
The National Office for the Judiciary (NOJ) - by possessing the knowlegde accumulated in the field of digitalisation of courts - could play a major role in Hungary’s information technology export.
For domestic workplaces, it is an increasingly important aspect, a need even, to pay special attention to family-friendly policies, and the judiciary is no exception.
At the request of the President of the National Office for the Judiciary (NOJ) the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights has applied to the Constitutional Court regarding the legality of the operation of the National Judicial Council (NJC).
In order to ensure the uniform application of the Government Decree 74/2020. (III. 31.) on certain procedural measures in force during the state of danger, the points 1 and 2 of the National Office for the Judiciary (NOJ) Presidential Decree no. 43/2020. (III. 27.) are repealed – as decided the president of the NOJ on the recommendation of the Emergency Cabinet.
Members of the court staff today raise 7600 children under the age of 18. This makes it especially important to create balance between career and private life.
On the session of 13th of May 2013, the National Council for the Judiciary listened to Mr. László Örkényi, deputy head of department's exposition of affairs on the most important characteristics of the case circulation at courts in 2013. During 2013, the total number of cases arriving to courts have increased by 3 per cent, respect to 2012. The surplus, approximately 460 000 new case arrival is due to the increasement of contravention and registry court cases.
In a period of three months, 96 judges used on 191 occasions a total of 72 remote hearing points established by mid-September 2018 nationwide. 51% of the hearings were conducted in November. With the help of the equipment, protected persons as well as victims needing special treatment, such as juveniles, can confess their testimony in a separate room in a relaxed atmosphere, away from the defendants.