SAJEI Annual Report V12

Enhancing Judicial Excellence

1. STATEMENT OF THE PROGRESS MADE DURING THE PREVIOUS YEAR: 2017/18

The table below indicates the training in 2016/17 as compared to 2017/18.

1.1 Number of seminars/workshops

NO JUDICIARY

2016/17 2017/18 VARIANCE

1 Judges

9 5

3 2

5 3 6 0 1 3 8 1 1 1 0 1

2 Regional Court Magistrates 3 District Court Magistrates

71

65

4 Aspirant Judges

2 0 1 3 0 0 0 0

2 1 4 1 1 1 0

5 Aspiring Senior Magistrates

6 Aspiring Regional Court Magistrates 7 Aspiring District Court Magistrates

11

8 Newly-appointed Judges

8 Newly-appointed Senior Magistrate 8 Newly-appointed District Court Magistrates

9 Traditional leaders

Total

90

91

1.2 Number of participants in judicial training

NO JUDICIARY

2016/17 2017/18 VARIANCE

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 8 9

Judges

239 312

160 297

79 15 51 12 32 78

Regional Court Magistrates

District Court Magistrates

1165

1114

Aspirant Judges

41

29 32

Aspiring Senior Magistrates

0

Aspiring Regional Court Magistrates Aspiring District Court Magistrates Newly-appointed Senior Magistrate

30

108

100

98 46

2

0 0 0

46

Newly-appointed District Court Magistrates

177

177

Traditional leaders

0

0

Total

1887

2061

492

The above table indicates that there is increased participation in both aspiring and continuing Judicial education courses coordinated by the Institute.

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SAJEI I Annual Report I 2017/18