President Klaus appoints 22 judges

President Vaclav Klaus appointed 22 trainee judges to judicial posts on Monday even though some of them were under 30 years of age. In the past, the president has refused to appoint judges who were not yet 30, a stance which was criticised by the Ministry of Justice and also resulted in a number of lawsuits being filed against the president by unsuccessful trainee judges. A special law in 2003 set 30 as the lowest age for judicial appointments, although an exemption was granted to people who were already trainee judges before the legislation was enacted.

Author: Coilin O'Connor