{"id":16775,"date":"2015-03-03T13:19:20","date_gmt":"2015-03-03T13:19:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kfm.co.ug\/?p=16775"},"modified":"2015-03-03T13:20:07","modified_gmt":"2015-03-03T13:20:07","slug":"judges-to-be-subjected-to-performance-targets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kfm.dembefm.ug\/staging_h\/judges-to-be-subjected-to-performance-targets\/","title":{"rendered":"Judges to be subjected to performance targets"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_6830\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6830\" style=\"width: 420px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/kfm.co.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Judges-conference.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6830\" src=\"http:\/\/kfm.co.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Judges-conference.jpg\" alt=\"Former CJ at a recent judges'conference\" width=\"420\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kfm.dembefm.ug\/staging_h\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Judges-conference.jpg 420w, https:\/\/www.kfm.dembefm.ug\/staging_h\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Judges-conference-300x214.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6830\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Former CJ at a recent judges&#8217; conference<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Judges and other judicial officers have finally agreed to be subjected to performance targets, just like other public officers.<br \/>\nA statement from the judiciary indicates that a performance management tool will be rolled out in July this year, providing for a 360 degree assessment mechanism for judicial officers.<br \/>\nAccording to the Chief Court Registrar Paul Gadenya, the plan shall include the re-engagement of retired judges, on contract-basis, to assist with the case backlog.<br \/>\nThese, he says will get a salary, gratuity and other benefits and will be allocated a specific number of cases and targets.<br \/>\nAt a meeting held last Friday and chaired by Principal Judge Yorokamu Bamwine over 45 High Court judges confirmed their performance targets.<br \/>\nUnder the arrangement, a High Court judge will handle to completion a minimum of 300 court cases a year.<br \/>\nThe Supreme Court target shall be 80 cases; the Court of Appeal (800); registrars (400); Chief Magistrates (800); Magistrates Grade I with more than two years in service (400 cases); new Magistrates Grade I (300), and Magistrate Grade II (300).<br \/>\nThe program is to be supported by both government, development partners and the Justice Law and Order Sector; the courts are expected to complete at least 162,720 cases this year.<\/p>\n<p>Story by Ruth Anderah<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Judges and other judicial officers have finally agreed to be subjected to performance targets, just like other public officers. A statement from the judiciary indicates that a performance management tool will be rolled out in July this year, providing for a 360 degree assessment mechanism for judicial officers. According to the Chief Court Registrar Paul Gadenya, the plan shall include the re-engagement of retired judges, on contract-basis, to assist with the case backlog. These, he says will get a salary, gratuity and other benefits and will be allocated a specific number of cases and targets. At a meeting held last Friday and chaired by Principal Judge Yorokamu Bamwine over 45 High Court judges confirmed their performance targets. 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