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In the ten years after the accession of Hungary to the European Union in 2004, judges in Hungary have initiated preliminary ruling procedures (hereinafter: preliminary ruling procedure2) in the highest number as compared to those initiated by the Member States newly accessed to the EU.
In the THEMIS competition organized by the European Judicial Training Network (EJTN), the Hungarian team has never achieved such a big success before. The trio made up of dr. Franciska Zsófia Gyuranecz, dr. Dorottya Papp and dr. Bernadett Krausz trainee judges won semi-final D in Sofia, Bulgaria, and received a special prize for the best visual performance. The team tutored by judge dr. Bálint Kovács wrote their paper on judicial ethics and professional conduct dealing with the relation between
President of the Republic János Áder appointed Attila Harangozó as vice-president of the National Office for the Judiciary (NOJ) on 6 February 2020.
The launch of Érd District Court, 14th District Court of Budapest Environs Regional Court is aimed at easier and simpler access to justice.
At the meeting, György Senyei emphasized that the Czech Republic and Hungary are linked not only by their geographical proximity and common history, but also by the Roman and Continental legal roots of the two legal systems, as well as the simultaneous change of regime and accession to the European Union.
Development and preservation of a balanced judicial workload is a common task and shared interest in the judicial system, thus it is considered a high priority goal of the National Office for the Judiciary (NOJ).
A 3-day training session and lecturer competence development, titled „Interests and values in the European Union” has started for court secretary and newly appointed judge members of the European Law Advisors’ Network (ELAN), and participants of the THEMIS competition on the Hungarian Academy of Justice (MIA).
President of the Constitutional Court, dr. Tamás Sulyok took measures to maintain the functioning of the Constitutional Court (CC). The purpose of the measures is to enable the boards to meet and to take decisions during the coronavirus outbreak, while maintaining the health of CC judges and court staff.
The Győr Regional Court of Appeal received the family-friendly workplace award, following a successful application titled „Work-life balance” in May 2019.
The main topic was the presentation of the innovations of the Digital Court project during the visit of the delegation of the Slovak Ministry of Justice.
We, the presidents of Debrecen Regional Court of Appeal, Eger Regional Court, Nyíregyháza Regional Court, Debrecen Regional Court and Miskolc Regional Court, and we the leaders present at the general meeting of judges at the Miskolc Regional Court are astonished by the decision of the National Judicial Council (NJC), delivered on 8th May on initiating the removal of the President of the National Office for the Judiciary (NOJ) from office.
President dr. János Áder appointed dr. Árpád Répássy as new Vice President of the National Office for the Judiciary (NOJ) from 1 October 2019.
The environment, investments and developments in the field of the judiciary have recently been highlighted in the spirit of the Green Court. It’s no secret that the leaders of the Debrecen Regional Court intend to develop and broaden the environmentally conscious attitude among the court staff.
It was the fifth time this year that the ‘Sziget Court’ tent welcomed the participants of the Sziget Festival between 7 and 13 August. Hundreds were interested in the programs offered by the Sziget Court, despite the heat wave that lasted for days.
Representatives of another renowned institution were introduced to the digital developments of the National Office for the Judiciary (NOJ).
Dr. Árpád Répássy and dr. Sándor Vajas, vice-presidents of the National Office for the Judiciary (NOJ), welcomed dr. Judit Zsófia Oltai, President of the Hungarian Association of Judges (MABIE), to sign a grant agreement between the two organizations.
High-ranking representatives of the Ministry of Justice (MJ) and the National Office for the Judiciary (NOJ) visited the future seat of the Administrative Supreme Court on 27th March 2019 in Esztergom. Dr. Pál Völner, parliamentary secretary of state of the MJ and Dr Tünde Handó, President of the NOJ have visited, inter alia, the Déli Kanonoksor historic building that is under monumental protection at no. 4. Szent István tér.
The president of the National Office for the Judiciary (NOJ) assigned Dr. Péter Tatár-Kis to perform the tasks of the presidency of the Budapest-Regional Court.