Election of honorary judges

New honorary judges are being sought for the Gera Administrative Court for a term of office of 5 years. Re-election is permitted.

The City of Jena must draw up a list of candidates for this purpose. In order to be included in the list, the approval of two thirds of the members of the city council present is required. A total of 20 people are sought.

The list of nominees is submitted to the Gera Administrative Court as the competent court. The actual election takes place there. The election committee appointed at the Administrative Court of Gera selects the required number of candidates from the lists of candidates of the districts and independent cities belonging to the court district.

Honorary administrative judges participate in the oral proceedings and in reaching a verdict with the same rights as full-time judges. The responsible office requires a high degree of impartiality, independence, but also mental and - due to the strenuous sitting duties - physical fitness.

Requirements

The requirements (Sections 20 to 22 of the Administrative Court Code (VwGO)) for the office are

• Possession of German citizenship
• at least 25 years of age at the beginning of the term of office
• Resident in Jena at the time of inclusion in the list of candidates

Exclusion criteria

The following are excluded from the office of honorary judge

• Persons who, as a result of a judicial decision, are not qualified to hold public office or who have been sentenced to more than six months' imprisonment for an intentional offense
• Persons against whom charges have been brought for an offense that may result in the loss of the right to hold public office,
• Persons who do not have the right to vote for the legislative bodies of the country.

Furthermore, the following may not be appointed

• Members of the Bundestag, the European Parliament, the legislative bodies of a federal state, the federal government or a federal state government
• Judges, civil servants and public sector employees (unless they are working in an honorary capacity)
• Professional soldiers and temporary soldiers
• Lawyers, notaries and persons who deal with third-party legal matters on a commercial basis

Further information can be found under the links provided.

Applications can be submitted immediately to

Legal Department
Am Anger 15
07743 Jena

possible.

The deadline for applications is 21.04.2025.

Please use the application form provided under Downloads and submit it fully completed and signed, also by e-mail.

• Code of Administrative Court Procedure (VwGO)