At today’s meeting, the Kosovo Judicial Council (KJC) announced a call for applications for 20 positions for judges in the Basic Courts of the Republic of Kosovo.
The Chair of the KJC, Albert Zogaj, stated that currently there are 28 vacant positions, but 8 of them are reserved.
“Currently, we have 28 vacant positions until the end of 2025. The proposal is to proceed with 20 open positions; 8 are reserved. We are also monitoring the process related to the reserved positions, which is still ongoing. Once we have clarity on the reserved process, we will have a separate procedure for those positions… The competition will be for 20 new judges in the first instance courts,” he emphasized during the KJC meeting.
The Kosovo Judicial Council has also proposed to the President of Kosovo, Vjosa Osmani, the reappointment of 45 judges with permanent mandates.
The Chair of the Performance Commission, Teuta Ibrahimi, said that the reappointment of these judges with permanent mandates was unanimously approved.
“The initial mandate of the judges expires on June 30, 2025. The Commission, after evaluating the performance of the judges with initial mandates within the established deadlines, has compiled a summary report… Based on the evaluator judges’ reports, the Commission unanimously decided on assessments as follows: between 67 and 82 points – 32 judges were rated ‘very good’; and between 82 and 89 points – 13 judges were rated ‘excellent.’ Considering the performance evaluations and data, the Commission recommends that the Judicial Council propose to the President of Kosovo the reappointment of 45 judges with permanent mandates,” she said.
As of July 1, 2025, judges Fisnik Nuli and Vlora Pacolli-Rexhepi were promoted to the Chambers of the Court of Appeals in the Commercial Court.
Also, during this meeting of the Kosovo Judicial Council, the competitions were announced for the position of President of the Basic Court in Gjakova and Peja, as well as internal competitions for judges in the Supreme Court of Kosovo.
Evaluation committees were also formed to conduct interviews, evaluations, and recommendations of candidates for supervisory judges in the Courts of Peja and Mitrovica.
