Exam against assessment

The text was published in the publication “Law and Business”

What danger is at the bottom of unequal rules of selection of candidates for first-instance and higher-level judges.

The legislator provided procedures for access to the judiciary profession. However, simultaneously, he put in unequal conditions those who are willing to work in the court of first instance and those who have set sights on the higher institutions. Why do some applicants have to pass a qualification exam, and others – to pass a qualification assessment? What problems can arise while applying different approaches to the selection of candidates for the position of judges? Let’s try to understand.