European Day of Lay Judges

On the occasion of the signing of the „European Charter of Lay Judges” on 11 May 2012 in Brussels the representatives of the signed associations proclaimed 11 May for „European Day of Lay Judges”. Each year the official celebration takes place in another country, the date of the celebration may differ.
 

European Day of Lay Judges 2025 - in preparation

 

Past European Days of Lay Judges

European Day of Lay Judges 11 May 2013
Celebration: 11 May 2013 in Belfast
Dinner speech by ENALJ President Hasso Lieber

European Day of Lay Judges 11 May 2014
Celebration: 10 May 2014 in Budapest

European Day of Lay Judges 11 May 2015
Celebration: 9 May 2015 in Vienna

European Day of Lay Judges 11 May 2016
Celebration: 14 May 2016 in Gdańsk

European Day of Lay Judges 11 May 2017
Celebration: 13 May 2017 in Stockholm
Speech by Morgan Johansson, Swedish Minister of Justice
German translation of the speech: Richter ohne Robe 2017, p. 73-75

European Day of Lay Judges 11 May 2018
Celebration: 12 May 2018 in Naples

European Day of Lay Judges 11 May 2019
Celebration: 11 May 2019 in Bonn
German translation of the speeches: Richter ohne Robe 2019, p. 45-53

European Day of Lay Judges 11 May 2020
Cancelled because of the Corona crisis

European Day of Lay Judges 11 May 2021
Cancelled because of the Corona crisis

European Day of Lay Judges 11 May 2022
Celebration: 14 May 2022 in Poznań

European Day of Lay Judges 11 May 2023
Celebration: 13 May 2023 in Sofia

European Day of Lay Judges 11 May 2024
Celebration: 11 May 2024 in Leipzig