Commission for the Administration of Justice of Malta

Politics of Malta
Republic Constitution President (list) George Vella
Government Prime Minister (list) Robert Abela Deputy Prime Minister (list) Chris Fearne Cabinet (current)
Parliament Speaker (list) Angelo Farrugia Deputy Speaker () Claudette Buttigieg () Chris Fearne Leader of the Opposition (list) Bernard Grech
Judiciary Chief Justice (list) Mark Chetcuti Commission for the Administration of Justice
Political parties Nationalist Party Labour Party AD+PD Alleanza Bidla Imperium Europa Moviment Patrijotti Maltin Volt Malta
Recent elections Legislative: 2013 2017 next European: 2009 2014 2019 Referendums: 2003 2011 2015
Administrative divisions Local councils Districts Regions
Foreign relations Ministry for Foreign and European Affairs Minister: Evarist Bartolo Diplomatic missions of / in Malta Passport Visa requirements Visa policy
Malta portal Other countries
v t

This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources:  –  ·  ·  · scholar · JSTOR (June 2015) (Learn how and when to remove this template message)

This Commission for the Administration of Justice of Malta is the national council of the judiciary of Malta. It is set up under the relevant provisions of the Constitution (art. 101A, last amended in 2016), and is chaired by the President of Malta.

Composition[]

The Commission is composed of nine other members including the Chief Justice of Malta (Deputy Chairman), the , two members elected by the judges of the Superior Courts for a period of four years, two members elected by the magistrates of the Inferior Courts for a period of four years, one member appointed by the Prime Minister of Malta for a period of four years and another member nominated by the Leader of the Opposition as well as the President of the Chamber of Advocates. The persons nominated by the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition must be at least forty-five years of age, and enjoy the respect of the public and have a reputation of integrity and honesty.

Functions[]

The procedures of the Commission are regulated in terms of the Commission for the Administration of Justice Act (Chapter 369 of the Laws of Malta). The functions of the Commission include the supervision of the workings of all Courts, and proposing recommendations to the Minister responsible for Justice, to ensure the efficient functioning of the Courts. The Commission also advises the Minister on any matter relating to the organisation and administration of justice and formulates and codes of ethics regulating the conduct of members of the judiciary, after consultation with the Committee for Advocates and Legal Procurators.

The Commission has the right to exercise discipline according to law over advocates and legal procurators practising their profession.

The Commission is housed by the Grandmaster's Palace in Valletta.^[1]

Subcommittees[]

• Judicial Appointments Committee (Art.96A), composed by (a) the Chief Justice; (b) the Attorney General; (c) the Auditor General; (d) the Commissioner for Administrative Investigations (Ombudsman); and (e) the President of the Chamber of Advocates, and tasked with checking the formal compliance of candidate judges and magistrates with the appointment criteria. (see Judiciary of Malta#Appointment)
• Committee for Judges and Magistrates (art. 101B.1), tasked with disciplinary proceedings against members of the judiciary, and composed of three members of the judiciary who are not members of the Commission for the Administration of Justice and who shall be elected from amongst judges and magistrates so however that in disciplinary proceedings against a magistrate two of the three members shall be magistrates and in the case of disciplinary proceedings against a judge two of the three members shall be judges. (see Judiciary of Malta#Discipline)

Current members[]

The Commission is composed as follows:

• President of Malta - George Vella

1. Chief Justice of Malta - Mark Chetcuti (Deputy Chairman)
2. Attorney General of Malta - Victoria Buttigieg
3. Judges' representative 1 - Unknown
4. Judges' representative 2 - Unknown
5. Magistrates' representative 1 - Unknown (previously Anthony Vella) ^[2]
6. Magistrates' representative 2 - Unknown
7. Government's representative - Pawlu Lia ^[3]
8. Opposition's representative - Unknown
9. President of the Chamber of Advocates - Louis Degabriele ^[4]

• Secretary: Deborah Farrugia ^[5]

References[]

External links[]

• Chapter 369 of the Laws of Malta - Commission for the Administration of Justice
• Times of Malta - What is the Commission for the Administration of Justice? (2012)
• Rafael Vassallo - What Commission? What Administration? What Justice? (2012)