Memberships
International Union of Judicial Officers
The UIHJ is a Non-Governmental International Organisation created in 1952. It includes today 95 members or organisations associated with cooperation agreement regrouping at World level the organisations representing the profession of judicial officers or other comparable professions. The Lithuanian organization of judicial officers became a full-fledged member of the Internastional Union of Judicial Officers in 2001.
The International Congress of Judicial Officers is the supreme body of the International Union of Judicial officers. It is held every three years.
European Union of Judicial Officers (UEHJ)
The European Union of Judicial Officers (UEHJ) is an international association created in 2016 in close coordination with the UIHJ. The UEHJ aims to represent, promote and ensure the interests of the judicial officers within the (candidate) member states of the European Union.
It includes 26 member countries:
Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia (observer member), Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Montenegro (observer member), The Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia (observer member), Slovakia, Spain, Sweden and Ukraine (observer member).
The UEHJ is administered by an Executive Committee composed of seven members: a president Marc Schmitz (Belgium), a vice-president Ilias Tsipos (Greece), s treasurer Robert Cicuto (France), a secretary Oscar Jans (Netherlands), three members: Doreen Donner (Germany), Małgorzata Pedziszczak (Poland), Paulo Duarte Pinto (Portugal). General Secretary of the UEHJ is Dovile Satkauskienė, Director of the Chamber of Judicial Officers of Lithuania.
A secretary general is appointed by the Executive Committee and is responsible for the promotion and logistic and administrative management of the association.
The General assembly is the sovereign body of the UEHJ. The General assembly meets twice per year during the Permanent council of the UIHJ.
Lithuanian Business Confederation
From 1 January 2008, The Chamber of Judicial Officers of Lithuania became a member of the association ICC Lithuania (now - Lithuanian Business Confederation (LVK)).
LVK is of the largest business organisations in Lithuania. It represents 36 business associations. The companies it represent have created 145,000 jobs and generate €28 billion a year.
Dovilė Satkauskienė, Director of the Chamber of Judicial Officers of Lithuania, is a member of the Council of the LVK.
