Management of the Judicial Career Comments from Bosnia-Herzegovina, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Turkey, and the Slovak Republic

Selection Systems Except for Romania (with 2-year school) use examinations and mix of Council, Court, MOJ roles in appointments System for immediate transition (hire many judges fast) is different from system over long run Need way to identify qualities beyond knowledge of law No great dissatisfaction, but see need to test over time, and to ensure stability in rules

Disciplinary Systems Still being developed, but not dissatified Variations as to higher court, Council, and MOJ roles More transparent rules and sanctions needed in many cases Two issues – whether fair to judges and whether effective incentive to perform well Public still doesn’t understand which complaints should be submitted

Salaries All believe judicial salaries are too low Differences as to compression rate, but complaints about excessive and insufficient difference between levels Salaries are transparent, but don’t leave room for incentives for good performance