The public response of some judges to the statement made by the Administrative Committee of the Conference of Judges and their dissociation from it could be an important step in restoring public trust in the judiciary.
The influential group of judges went even further and raised the issue of electing new members in the absence of vacancies for members of the Council of Justice.
The Coalition for an Independent and Transparent Judiciary believes that in the current situation, the election of a judge member/s of the High Council of Justice by the Judicial Conference is unjustified.
The Covid-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented negative impact on the global education system, affecting more than 1.5. billion students worldwide.
The Coalition calls on the Parliament of Georgia to start working on justice system reform promptly and to ensure that the High Council of Justice is made up of qualified and trustworthy members.