Rules of Procedure of the High Court (GRO) - Responsibilities of the Court Presidium I (GRO)

1. The Area of Responsibility of the Court Presidium I includes

a. the administration of the court;

b. the management of the court and its departments;

c. the supervision of authorities subordinate to the court (excluding supervisory complaints in criminal matters);

d. all tasks and legal areas not assigned to Court Presidium II;

e. the deputization for Court Presidium II, especially in cases of recusal, holiday absence, illness, and similar circumstances.

1. The Responsibilities of the Court Presidium II include

a. * Civil Law;

b. * Child and Adult Protection Law;

c. * Tax Law;

d. * Functions of the appellate instance in criminal matters (including supervisory complaints);

e. * Additional responsibilities in coordination with Court Presidium I;

f. * Acting as a substitute for Court Presidium I, particularly in cases of disqualification, vacation absence, illness, and the like;

g. * ...

1. Court clerks are available to the court and the court presidencies as needed.

2. They have an advisory vote in the decision-making process and can submit motions.

**1. Court Clerks shall perform the following duties in accordance with the instructions of the Court Presidencies:**

a. participation in the instruction of cases and decision-making;

b. the preparation of reports;

c. taking minutes at hearings, examinations, and deliberations;

d. drafting of judgments, decisions, orders, and decrees;

e. substitution for other court clerks;

f. other tasks assigned by the Court Presidencies.

1. The provisions regarding court clerks shall apply mutatis mutandis to legal interns.

1. The Secretariat shall perform the following tasks in accordance with the instructions of the Court Presidencies

a. general secretarial work for the Court Presidencies and the court clerks;

b. processing of legal documents and correspondence;

c. creation of case files;

d. management of case tracking and statistics;

e. preparation of simple decisions;

f. drafting of decisions;

g. counter and telephone services;

h. operation of the court treasury, unless this task is assigned to the financial administration;

i. organization of court dates;

k. archiving;

l. additional tasks as assigned by the Court Presidencies.

1. The court is divided into the divisions of the Superior Court and the Administrative Court.

2. The members of one division may also serve in the other division if necessary, particularly

a. if the court could not convene as planned due to the incapacitation of members of a division;

b. if a member of the other division possesses special expertise in a particular case;

c. to ensure balanced representation of both genders when it appears appropriate due to the nature of the matter.

1. The members of the court shall be summoned to the sessions by the Secretariat in accordance with the instructions of the court presidencies, generally in a regular rotation.

1a. In forming the panel of judges, in addition to mandatory legal provisions such as disqualification rules, the following criteria are particularly to be considered

a. Availability and workload of the court members;

b. Balanced gender representation, if deemed appropriate due to the nature of the case;

c. Special expertise of the court members.

2. The presiding court presidency shall identify the questions to be decided during the session and present them for discussion and voting.

3. Each member of the court is obliged to cast a vote.

1. The court presidencies sign the decisions and orders they have made. Judgments, decisions, and orders of the court are signed by the presiding judge conducting the proceedings and by the court clerk.

2. In the event of inability to sign, the other presiding judge and another court clerk will sign.

3. Procedural orders are signed by the presiding judge. Correspondence may be signed by the court clerk on behalf of the presiding judge.