N3.T11 – BASIC COURT IN BAR JUDGES BURDENED WITH AN AVERAGE OF 941 CASES
HRA NEWSLETTER 3 – TOPIC 11
The Basic Court in Bar is facing significant challenges with only seven judges currently serving, despite a systemization plan that allows for eleven judges. Over the past year, one judge has been frequently on sick leave, which has resulted in an effective working capacity of just six judges managing the court’s caseload.
These judges are handling three to four times more cases than the established norm, yet this has not negatively impacted the number of cases adjudicated. According to Tamara Spasojević, the President of the Basic Court in Bar, each judge currently has an average of 941 pending cases, while managing to resolve an average of 484 cases each.
As of December 4, the total number of cases in the Basic Court stood at 6,589, of which 3,392 cases have been completed, representing a completion rate of 51.51%. This year alone, the court has received 4,110 new cases, successfully concluding 82% of them.
To address the ongoing issue of judicial shortages, Spasojević suggested that reducing the training duration for judge candidates from the current one year to six months would be a substantial step forward. Presently, the Basic Court in Bar has two candidates engaged in training at the court.
This situation highlights the pressing need for judicial reforms and effective measures to enhance the capacity and efficiency of the judicial system in Montenegro, ensuring that cases are handled promptly and effectively.
HRA NEWSLETTER 3
- N3.T1 – UNCONSTITUTIONAL OPERATION OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT
- N3.T2 – 29 JUDGES AND 11 STATE PROSECUTORS STEP DOWN OVER TWO YEARS
- N3.T3 – JUDGE DANILO JEGDIĆ SENTENCED TO HOUSE ARREST; SOME CHARGES DISMISSED DUE TO STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FROM TRIAL DELAYS
- N3.T4 – MEDENICAS’ TRIAL TO RESTART 22 MONTHS AFTER INDICTMENT
- N3.T5 – SPECIAL DEPARTMENT OF THE HIGH COURT IN PODGORICA TO GAIN NEW STAFF AMID ONGOING DEPARTURES
- N3.T6 – ANALYSIS OF THE WORK OF THE JUDICIAL COUNCIL IN 2023 AND 2024
- N3.T7 – ANALYSIS OF THE WORK OF THE PROSECUTORIAL COUNCIL IN 2023 AND 2024
- N3.T8 – DIZDAREVIĆ ONLY CANDIDATE FOR JUDICIAL COUNCIL; PROSECUTORIAL COUNCIL COMPLETION STILL PENDING
- N3.T9 – WARNINGS FROM STRASBOURG COURT CONCERNING LACK OF PROMPTNESS
- N1.T10 – SPECIAL STATE PROSECUTOR FACES SEVEN-MONTH SENTENCE FOR ABUSE OF OFFICE IN LATEST CONVICTION
- N3.T11 – BASIC COURT IN BAR JUDGES BURDENED WITH AN AVERAGE OF 941 CASES
- N3.T12 – PROPOSAL TO AMEND THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CODE REGARDING EXTENSION OF DETENTION WITHDRAWN
- N3.T13 – CONFRONTATION OF JUDGES IN HIGH COURT IN PODGORICA OVER DISPUTED VERDICT
- N3.BN – BRIEF NEWS