Africa-Press – Angola. The Superior Council of the Judiciary is committed to improving the qualifications of human resources and improving the working conditions of courts, magistrates and all employees.
The information was released on Wednesday in Malanje by the president of the Supreme Court and the Superior Council of the Judiciary (CSMJ), Joel Leonardo, during the inauguration ceremony of the new president of the Malanje District Court, Rivaltino Van-Dúnem.
Joel Leonardo stated that the institution he heads has invested in consolidated infrastructures and is carrying out restructuring in the districts, at a national level, emphasizing the greater investment in human resources, considering it a fundamental axis for the good functioning of legal institutions.
“We can have the best physical infrastructure, but if we do not pay special attention to human resources, the organizational effort in terms of infrastructure will be worthless”, warned the president of the CSMJ, who congratulated the new head of the Malanje District Court for having accepted the challenge to work to ensure the functionality of the judicial institution.
“It will only be successful if it maintains a civil and courteous relationship with employees and citizens”, he added, ensuring that the new president of the Court is expected to have a difficult mission, the challenge of which will be to facilitate citizens’ access to justice, ensuring promptness in the jurisdictional responses that must be given to the files, in a swift, punctual and effective manner.
Joel Leonardo also said that the vote attributed to the new president of the Malanje Court gives continuity to the work carried out by his predecessor, respecting his colleagues.
“Do not work alone, but as a team, because judges are citizens integrated into their communities, who must, in every act they carry out, not forget that they are under permanent scrutiny, which begins from their creation to the formation of a man integrated into society”, warned Joel Leonardo, who worked for two days in Malanje.
When addressing the outgoing president of the Court, Neves Moxi, he praised his achievements and acknowledged the difficulties overcome to achieve the success of his work.
For the accompanying member of the Superior Council of the Judiciary for the province of Malanje, Fernando Gomes, the objective of the visit to Malanje was also in line with the powers conferred on the institution, in the management of magistrates and the organization of the courts.
Fernando Gomes also said that the agenda of the delegation of the President of the Supreme Court and the Superior Council of the Judiciary was also to observe the functioning of the courts, which he said was one of the strengths of the administration of Justice in the country.
The new presiding judge of the Malanje District Court, Rivaltino Van-Dúnem, who performed the same functions in Moxico, promised to work towards a higher quality Justice system that responds to the citizens’ desires.
“We will try to work towards a faster justice system that can respond to the needs of citizens and also improve the working conditions of Magistrates and Judicial Officials,” he said.
The magistrate admitted that he does not yet know the composition of the province’s human resources, but believes that there is a shortage of employees in the local courts.
“There is always a need to strengthen our staff, as citizens are becoming more legally aware, and the number of people seeking court services has gradually increased, which is why there is a need for more staff and magistrates,” he explained.
Under Law 29/22 of 29 August (Organic Law on the Organization and Functioning of the Courts of Common Jurisdiction), the term of office of the presiding judges of the District Courts is three years, non-renewable.
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