The German Judges’ Academy
The conviction that a structured programme of continuing professional development, tailored to the practical needs of the profession, is essential for the professional competence of judges and public prosecutors has made the German Judges’ Academy, with its two conference centres in Trier and Wustrau, the hub of supra-regional judicial training in Germany.
The German Judges’ Academy’s programme is aimed at judges from all branches of the judiciary and at public prosecutors in Germany. Against the backdrop of the ongoing internationalisation and Europeanisation of the law, numerous guests from abroad also take part in the events in Trier and Wustrau each year; where appropriate, these events are also advertised within the framework of the European Judicial Training Network (EJTN).
The programme of the German Judges’ Academy, comprising approximately 175 courses each year (of which around 155 are face-to-face and around 20 are online), is attended by around 5,400 participants annually. The development and organisation of the training programme are entrusted to the Programme Conference of the German Judges’ Academy, which comprises representatives from all judicial administrations. In addition to the Director of the German Judges’ Academy, representatives of professional associations also participate in an advisory capacity at the meetings of the Programme Conference.
The German Judicial Academy is a supra-regional institution with a federal character and is jointly funded by the Federal Government and the Länder. The basis for the work of the German Judicial Academy is the ‘Administrative Agreement on the German Judicial Academy’ concluded between the Federal Government and the Länder. The conference centre in Trier is an institution of the State of Rhineland-Palatinate and the conference centre in Wustrau is an institution of the State of Brandenburg. Under the provisions of the Administrative Agreement, the host states are specifically responsible for drawing up the budget estimate for the respective conference centre – in consultation with the federal government and the other states – and for incorporating it into the respective state budget.
The German Judges’ Academy
The conviction that a structured programme of continuing professional development, tailored to the practical needs of the profession, is essential for the professional competence of judges and public prosecutors has made the German Judges’ Academy, with its two conference centres in Trier and Wustrau, the hub of supra-regional judicial training in Germany.
The German Judges’ Academy’s programme is aimed at judges from all branches of the judiciary and at public prosecutors in Germany. Against the backdrop of the ongoing internationalisation and Europeanisation of the law, numerous guests from abroad also take part in the events in Trier and Wustrau each year; where appropriate, these events are also advertised within the framework of the European Judicial Training Network (EJTN).
The programme of the German Judges’ Academy, comprising approximately 175 courses each year (of which around 155 are face-to-face and around 20 are online), is attended by around 5,400 participants annually. The development and organisation of the training programme are entrusted to the Programme Conference of the German Judges’ Academy, which comprises representatives from all judicial administrations. In addition to the Director of the German Judges’ Academy, representatives of professional associations also participate in an advisory capacity at the meetings of the Programme Conference.
The German Judicial Academy is a supra-regional institution with a federal character and is jointly funded by the Federal Government and the Länder. The basis for the work of the German Judicial Academy is the ‘Administrative Agreement on the German Judicial Academy’ concluded between the Federal Government and the Länder. The conference centre in Trier is an institution of the State of Rhineland-Palatinate and the conference centre in Wustrau is an institution of the State of Brandenburg. Under the provisions of the Administrative Agreement, the host states are specifically responsible for drawing up the budget estimate for the respective conference centre – in consultation with the federal government and the other states – and for incorporating it into the respective state budget.
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