Hungary - National Office for the Judiciary - EJTN

The judiciary of Hungary is an independent and impartial third branch of power of the state. In Hungary, justice shall be administered by the following courts: The Curia, the regional courts of appeal, the regional courts, the district courts and the administrative and labour courts.

The National Office for the Judiciary (NOJ) has fulfilled the duties of the central administration of the courts with special consideration to the independency of judges since the 1st of January 2012. Its main goal is to support the courts in fulfilling their constitutional duty to finish procedures on a high level of professional competence and within reasonable time. By the optimalisation of technical and human resources and by guaranteeing better access to justice furthermore by develop the training system of the judiciary for judges and for the court staff it aims to have the legal disputes of citizens decided by transparent courts, highly responsible judges in an efficient procedure.