President appoints his parliamentary secretary as a member of High Council of Justice
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Georgia’s President Giorgi Margvelashvili has used his right to appoint one member to the High Council of Justice (HCOJ), an independent body responsible for unbiased judiciary, and nominated his Parliamentary Secretary Anna Dolidze for the role.
Dolidze, who also served as deputy defence minister in 2015, will replace Vakhtang Mchedlishvili in the 15-member body for the next four years.
When presenting Dolidze, President Margvelashvili stated that Georgia’s judicial system required systemic reform, and high-class professionals like Dolidze could provide genuine improvements.
Today I appointed @dolidze_anna as the member of the High Council of Justice of Georgia. Still, a lot of improvements are to be achieved in Georgian Judicial system and I am sure Ms. Anna Dolidze will play an important role in making Judiciary more effective. pic.twitter.com/9MSsXPouCL
— President Of Georgia (@MargvelashviliG) January 8, 2018
For her part Dolidze named her three priorities in the new position and vowed she would be very active to ensure timely and grounded solutions by the council, as well as more transparency in and accountability of the body to public.
I will take steps to boost trust in the body,” Dolidze stated.
From 2004 to 2006 Dolidze served as the elected president of one of Georgia’s top non-governmental organisations, the Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association (GYLA).
She is a Doctor of Law, a professor at the University of Western Ontario in the United States and the author of many scientific publications in the field of law.
The High Council of Justice underwent major changes in 2013.
- According to the amendments the High Council of Justice is now composed of 15 members.
- Eight members are elected by the self-governing body of judges, five members -by the Parliament of Georgia and one member is appointed by the president.
- The HCOJ was created to coordinate the judiciary system and to promote the effectiveness and independence of the judiciary.
- The main functions of the HCOJ include the organization of qualification exams of judges, selection and appointment of judges of trial and appellate courts, disciplinary proceedings, legislative drafting and analytical work, quality management and relationship with the public.