New Appointment to the Supreme Court of Denmark
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New Appointment to the Supreme Court of Denmark. / Drugda, Simon.
2 p. Blog of the International Journal of Constitutional Law. 2019.Research output: Other contribution › Net publication - Internet publication › Research
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T1 - New Appointment to the Supreme Court of Denmark
AU - Drugda, Simon
N1 - Suggested Citation: Simon Drugda, New Appointment to the Supreme Court of Denmark, Int’l J. Const. L. Blog, Aug. 9, 2019, at: http://www.iconnectblog.com/2019/08/new-appointment-to-the-supreme-court-of-denmark
PY - 2019/8/9
Y1 - 2019/8/9
N2 - The Supreme Court (SC) of Denmark will have a new judge. The Judicial Appointments Council (JAC) has recommended Ombudsman Jørgen Steen Sørensen for the position late in June. The appointment is not final, however, as Sørensen must first prove his merit by voting with the SC in four “trial” cases. After the quota, SC judges will have a choice to confirm Sørensen to the position.In this contribution, I examine the procedure for appointment of SC judges in Denmark, which has several interesting features. All Danish judges, except for the SC President, are appointed by the Minister of Justice, on the recommendation of JAC, in on an open call for applications. However, the SC has a decisive influence over the appointment of its own judges: due to 1) the informal pre-selection that precedes Council recommendation; 2) the composition of the JAC; 3) and the practice of trial-vote.
AB - The Supreme Court (SC) of Denmark will have a new judge. The Judicial Appointments Council (JAC) has recommended Ombudsman Jørgen Steen Sørensen for the position late in June. The appointment is not final, however, as Sørensen must first prove his merit by voting with the SC in four “trial” cases. After the quota, SC judges will have a choice to confirm Sørensen to the position.In this contribution, I examine the procedure for appointment of SC judges in Denmark, which has several interesting features. All Danish judges, except for the SC President, are appointed by the Minister of Justice, on the recommendation of JAC, in on an open call for applications. However, the SC has a decisive influence over the appointment of its own judges: due to 1) the informal pre-selection that precedes Council recommendation; 2) the composition of the JAC; 3) and the practice of trial-vote.
KW - Faculty of Law
KW - Judicial appointments
KW - supreme courts
KW - Judicial Appointments Council
KW - Højesteret
KW - Judicial diversity
UR - http://www.iconnectblog.com/2019/08/new-appointment-to-the-supreme-court-of-denmark/
M3 - Net publication - Internet publication
PB - Blog of the International Journal of Constitutional Law
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