The Judicial Council, considering the initiative, unanimously decided to increase the number of judges in the Special Division of the High Court by six, or double.
At the same time, the Council concluded that it is necessary to increase the number of advisers, so that each judge gets one adviser.
The judge of the Special Division of the High Court, Amir Đokaj, previously expressed his desire to advance to the Court of Appeal, thereby joining colleagues from the Special Division Vesna Kovačević, Sonja Keković, Nenad Vujanović and Igor Đuričković.
For now, that leaves only judge Nada Rabrenović, who does not want to leave the Special Department, but is on long-term sick leave, so her trials have been postponed until further notice.
After the session of the Judicial Council, it was announced that Larisa Begović, the former acting president and judge of that court, was elected as the president of the High Court for Misdemeanors of Montenegro.
"The council conducted an interview with the candidates for the election of three judges of the higher courts, namely Almira Muratović and Bojana Radović, and after carrying out the legally prescribed procedure, a decision was made on the selection of Bojana Radović and Almira Muratović as judges of the higher court, and their assignment to the High Court in Bijelo Polje," the announcement reads.
The Council determined the evaluation of the candidate Anja Krkeljić Milić during the initial training at the Center for Training in the Judiciary and the State Prosecutor's Office, after which a decision was made to select her as a judge of the Commercial Court of Montenegro.
The Judicial Council noted the termination of the judicial function of Sanela Efović, the judge of the Basic Court in Podgorica, at her personal request.
"The Council made a decision to announce vacant judicial positions, namely: public advertisements for the selection of one judge each in the Supreme Court of Montenegro and the High Court for Minor Misdemeanors of Montenegro, as well as advertisements for the voluntary permanent transfer of one judge to the Basic Court in Podgorica, and two judges to the Basic Court in Bijelo Polje. A decision was made to publish a public advertisement for the selection of five candidates for the judges of minor offenses courts," the announcement concludes.
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