The Court Administration

Director: Gints Karlsons
Legal address: Mūkusalas iela 41b, Rīga LV-1004, Latvia
Office address: Mūkusalas iela 41b, Rīga LV-1004, Latvia
Telephone: +371-706-3800
Fax: +371-706-3800
E-mail: ta@ta.gov.lv


The Court Administration is an institution of governance which is subordinated to the Justice Ministry. It provides organisational management for region (city) courts, regional courts and Land Register divisions, as defined by law. The Court Administration was established on January 5, 2004. Its operations are governed by the law “On judicial power”, as well as Cabinet of Ministers Regulation No. 720, “Statutes of the Court Administration” (16 December 2003). The agency is directed by Ilona Beierbaha.

The law “On judicial power” defines the following functions for the Court Administration insofar as the organisational management of courts and Land Register divisions are concerned:

  1. To select candidates for judicial posts on region (city) courts, regional courts and Land Register divisions;
  2. To draft proposals on electing court assessors;
  3. To supervise the work of region (city) courts, regional courts and Land Register divisions;
  4. To organise on-the-job training for judges and personnel at region (city) courts, regional courts and Land Register divisions;
  5. To produce statistical information about the operations of region (city) courts, regional courts and Land Register divisions;
  6. To organise financing for the qualifications collegium of region (city) courts, regional courts and Land Register divisions, and for the supply of materials and technologies to the courts.

In order to ensure that its functions are carried out, the Court Administration handles the following duties in accordance with Cabinet of Ministers Regulation No. 720, “Statues of the Court Administration (16 December 2003):

  1. To analyse and plan the activities of court institutions in collaboration with the Justice Ministry;
  2. To select candidates for judicial posts;
  3. To draft proposals on the number of court assessors and on the election of court assessors;
  4. To organise training for judges and court personnel;
  5. To organise and manage conferences of judges;
  6. To prepare reports, proposals and recommendations concerning the situation of court institutions, to submit these to the Justice Ministry, and to organise collaboration with non-governmental organisations;
  7. To ensure the review of applications, complaints and propositions in accordance with relevant norms and to receive visitors;
  8. To prepare proposals on steps to be taken in pursuit of the aims that are defined in the relevant policy planning documents and on the financing that is necessary from the national budget for these purposes, doing so in accordance with relevant norms;
  9. To provide financing, materials and technologies for court operations;
  10. To collect statistics about the operations of the courts;
  11. To oversee the establishment and use of the unified information system of the courts;
  12. To ensure the organisational and technological maintenance of the Computerised National Land Book;
  13. To evaluate the performance of functions and the effectiveness of the internal control system, as well as to conduct other investigations at court institutions;
  14. To conduct financial audits at court institutions;
  15. To maintain the personal files of judges and to prepare the relevant documents.

The structural units of the Court Administration are departments, divisions, sectors and independent bureaus. These structural units are established, reorganised and closed down by the director of the Court Administration by the issuance of relevant instructions.

The Court Operations Organisation Department
The Personnel Management Department
The Information Technology Department
The Land Register Department
The Administrative Department
The Finance and Planning Department
The Chancery
The Bureau
The Public Relations Division

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