Justice Reform
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Justice Reform
The judicial perspective
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Topics
• Common ground
• Managing change
• Budgets
• Four lessons
• Surprises
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Supreme Court
19 District Courts
5 Appeal Courts
Central AppealsCouncil
Netherlands:
Zwolle
Almelo
Zutphen
Groningen
Assen
Alkmaar
Haarlem
Utrecht
Rotterdam
Dordrecht
Middelburg
Maastricht
RoermondBreda
‘s-Gravenhage
Arnhem
Leeuwarden
Amsterdam
‘s-Hertogenbosch
62 local courts!Council of State
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Staff
• 2200 judges
• 1177 men 1023 women
• 5839 court staff
• 461 staff in national services
•Source: Judicial Council Annual Report 2004
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Rotterdam Criminal Court
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Amsterdam Police Court
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• University law degree• Judicial training – 6 years in
house and courses• 1987 Judge district court • 1993 local court Amsterdam• 1998 Program manager for IT
policy• Civil chamber, Court of Appeals
My Legal Career as Example
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What do we agree on?
Reasons:
• Growing caseload
• Development in technology
• Increasing political interest
• International developments
• Outcomes: Council, budget
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Other Issues
• Governance
• Change management
• Transparency
• Case handling
• External relations
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Governance old Model
Judges
Minister of JusticePresidents’ Assembly
Court Staff
Court Director Court President
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Court Improvement Program
• Case handling
• Court management
• Governance
• External relations
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Improving Courts: Methodology
1 Program20 Project
teamsJudiciary ledMulti
disciplinary
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Improving Courts: philosophy
• Cooperation
• Support
• Knowledge based
• Not bureaucratic
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Improving Courts: Results
LegislationGovernanceWeb kioskQuality systemRaised awareness
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Improving Courts: Outcomes
Court Management
Judicial Councilwww.rechtspraak.
nlQuality systemCritical mass of
change managers
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Court management and budgets
• More than 20 years of discussion
• Judiciary: No independence without budget
• Judicial council budgeting authority
• Courts get budget based on number of cases disposed
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Integral Management
Judges and Court Staff
Court Board
President, Sector Presidents, Court Director
Minister of Justice(Presidents’ Assembly)
Council for the Judiciary
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Court Budgeting
• Open system: cases filed uncertain
• Budget based on cases disposed x price
• Case price based on standards
• Undefended small claim: € 15
• Estimated number disposed before
• Actual number disposed - recalculation
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Meet the Judicial Council
•5 - full time •3 judges•2 non judiciary•6 year term•renewable
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• Mission: Improving societal quality of judicial organization• Policy • External relations• Budget• Advisory• Change management
Meet the Judicial Council
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Civil
Aligning Reform in Coherent Programs
Criminal Admin
IT Program
Legislative advice
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Lesson: Money Counts
• Need for good statistics
• Keep checking
• 1992-2002
• Good for transparency
• And for productivity
• But quality control is needed!!!
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Lesson: Quality Matters
Measuring judicial quality
Different instruments
• Statistics
• Surveys
• Auditing
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Lesson: Strange Effects
4 examples• Government commitment • Local courts• IT as catalyst for change • Everybody wants
computers
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• Agendas • Allies• Changing minds• Critical mass• Ownership
Lesson: People Matter Most