Training commenced with a 5 day orientation of new Judges on 16th January 2012. A total of 35 Judges and 21 Facilitators mainly from the Supreme Court of Appeal were in attendance. On 27th January 2012, a total of 51 Regional Court Magistrates attended a Civil Enlistment course. The main objective of the training is to enable the Regional Court Magistrates to adjudicate civil matters. Another ground breaking training intervention was that of the aspiring Judicial Officers. Delegates are invited to apply and selection is done by a Committee comprising of the Senior Judges. A total of 31 delegates attended the Basic Aspirant Judges seminar from 9th to 11th July 2012.

The Facilitators are drawn from experienced members of the Judiciary and experts where necessary.

The following workshops and seminars were conducted during the 2012/13 financial year:

JUDGES

• New Companies Act
• Social Context
• Judgement Writing
• Continuing Judicial Education (Trade Marks, Evictions, Constitutional Adjudication and National Credit Act)
• Orientation of New Judges

REGIONAL COURT MAGISTRATES

• Advanced Computer Literacy and Research
• Sexual Offences and Child Justice Act

DISTRICT COURT MAGISTRATES

• Basic Computer Literacy
• Advanced Computer Literacy
• Civil Fast Track
• National Credit Act
• Train the trainer
• Protection from Harassment Act and Domestic Violence Act
• Children’s Act
• Family Court
• Criminal Court

For the 2013/14 financial year the following workshops and seminars took place:

JUDGES

• Consumer Protection Act
• Intellectual Property Rights and Public Health
• Basic Aspirant Judges course
• Advanced Aspirant Judges course

REGIONAL COURT MAGISTRATES

• Basic Computer Literacy
• Advanced Computer Literacy and Research
• Environmental Offences and Organized Crime
• Civil and Stress Management
• Judicial Skills course for Aspirant Regional Court Magistrates
• Civil Enlistment

DISTRICT COURT MAGISTRATES

• Promotion of Equality and Prevention of Unfair Discrimination Act (PAIA)
• Protection from Harassment Act
• Domestic Violence and Older Persons Act
• Basic Computer Literacy
• Advanced Computer Literacy
• Civil Fast Track
• Maintenance
• Children’s Court Act
• PAIA Refresher
• Judgement writing
• PIE and ESTA
• Aspirant District Court Magistrates

DISTRICT COURT MAGISTRATES TRAINING PROGRAMME

• Material Development workshop
• Train the Trainer
• Children’s Court
• Maintenance Court
• Domestic Violence, Protection from Harassment Act and Older Persons
• Criminal Court Skills Course
• Immigration Act
• Child Justice Act
• National Credit Act
• Evictions
• Judicial Stress and Conflict Management (new)
• Judicial Case Flow Management for Lower Court Leadership
• Judicial Management course (new)
• Judicial skills for Aspirant District Court Magistrates (new)

REGIONAL COURT MAGISTRATES TRAINING PROGRAMME

• Material development workshops
• Civil Adjudication
• Sexual Offences and Trafficking in Persons Act
• Judicial Skills for Aspirant Regional Court Magistrates
• Judicial Case Flow Management for Lower Court Judiciary

TRADITIONAL LEADERS

•  Judicial Skills for Traditional Leaders (EC, KZN & NW)

ASPIRANT JUDGES

• Advanced Aspirant Judges

ASSISTANCE TO OTHER INSTITUTIONS

• Judicial skills for Traditional Leaders

OTHER PLANNED WORKSHOPS

JUDGES

• Continuing Judicial Education Week 19 – 23 January 2015 on Cybercrime, Electronic Evidence, Case Flow Management, Tax and Intellectual Property.

REGIONAL COURT MAGISTRATES

• Mentoring
• Civil Workshop
• Sexual Offences and Trafficking in Persons Act
• Newly Appointed Regional Court Magistrates

DISTRICT COURT MAGISTRATES

• Children’s Court
• Maintenance Court
• Domestic Violence, Protection from Harassment Act and Older Persons
• Judicial Stress and Conflict Management
• Judicial Management Course
• Criminal Court Skills Course including Alternative Sentencing
• Immigration
• Child Justice Act
• National Credit Act
• Evictions

TRADITIONAL LEADERS

• Judicial skills for Traditional Leaders: Mpumalanga. To be funded by COGTA

ASPIRANT JUDGES

• Basic Aspirant Judges Course 26 – 29 January 2015

MATERIAL DEVELOPMENT

Regional Court Magistrates

• Mentoring
• Judgement writing
• Judicial Skills for Aspiring RCM
• Civil Adjudication
• Sexual Offences and TIP

District Court Magistrates

• Children’s Court
• Maintenance Court
• Domestic Violence, Harassment and Older Persons Act
• Stress Management
• Judicial Management
• Criminal Court Skills
• Immigration Act and related aspects
• Child Justice Act
• National Credit Act
• Judgement writing
• Judicial Skills and Evictions

SAJEI RSVP FORMS

•  SAJEI RSVP Forms