The National Office for the Judiciary (hereinafter: NOJ) as the central administrative body of the judiciary and as an accredited member of the Official Statistical Service fulfils its statistical function according to the principles laid down in the Practical Code of National Statistics. The judiciary is committed to continually improve the quality of said function.

Scope of authority of the President of NOJ and the central administrative supervision of the National Judicial Council (NJC)

The National Office for the Judiciary collects and then processes data regarding juvenile or adult defendants who were convicted under Government decree 388/2017 (XII. 13.) on the mandatory data service for the National Statistical Data Collection Program. The collected data are not only used for domestic research but to provide information in case of international inquiries as well. The statistics also provide an overview of the main social, sociological, and criminal indicators regarding defendants and the issued punishments.

Condition of the membership on NJC

A judge with at least 5 years of judicial practice may be eligible for election as a member of the NJC.

The following may not be eligible for election as an NJC member: