Assessments of suitability for the performance of judicial duties. Assessments of professionalism
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.6092/2421-0528/6865Keywords:
CSM, judge's evaluation, independenceAbstract
The very high percentage of CSM positive assessments on judges’ professional activities shows the existence of a strong criticality in the evaluation procedure. It is however, a characteristic feature of our judicial system, since the evaluation criteria contribute decisively to shape in the Constitution a well-defined model of jurisdiction and judge. The 2006-2007 reform presents a judge who does not act as a monad, totally devoted to drafting judgements-treaties in topics of his interest, but a judge who participates in a widespread jurisdiction. As also indicated by the Euro-unitary consultative bodies, the coordination between the limits of judicial evaluation and the guarantee of judicial independence appears delicate. Several aspects of professional evaluations remain problematic: the relationship with the disciplinary system, the excessive standardization of evaluations, their necessary relevance for the conferral of management functions, the judgement on judicial rulings, the powers of judicial councils, the time shifts in evaluation.