REGULATION on judicial offices (ROJ) - [ 14 ] (ROJ)

1. Substitute judges, assessors of the Court of Administrative and Public Law of the Cantonal Court, members of the Neutral Tribunal, and assessors of the Insurance Tribunal receive allowances determined by a decision of the Council of State.

1. There are four insurance judges and a maximum of twenty-five assessors.

1. The clerk of the Neutral Tribunal receives a fair compensation determined by the tribunal.

2. The Neutral Tribunal may appoint a bailiff who, if not a full-time official, receives compensation determined by a decision of the Council of State.

1. The staffing of the registry of the Cantonal Court is determined by a decision of the Council of State, upon the recommendation of the Cantonal Court.

2. The organization of the registry of the Cantonal Court is governed by the Secretary General of the judicial order after consulting with the Human Resources Service of the State of Vaud; in the event of disagreement, the Cantonal Court shall determine the organization after requesting the recommendation of the Head of the Department of Institutions and External Relations.

1. There are twenty-four district court presidents.

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1. There are 2.5 FTE of juvenile court presidents.

1. The Lease Tribunal is composed of two presidents and a maximum of eighty deputy judges.

1. There are 20 full-time equivalent (FTE) positions for justices of the peace.

1. Presidents receive remuneration, determined by the Council of State, within the limits set by decree of the Grand Council.

1. The vice-presidents, judges of the district courts and the Juvenile Court, vice-presidents, judges and experts of the Tenancy Tribunal, and assessors of the justices of the peace receive compensation determined by a decision of the Council of State.

1. Clerks receive full or partial salaries depending on whether they devote all or part of their time to their duties.

1. When the Cantonal Court authorizes a president to appoint an ad hoc clerk, the clerk shall receive a fair compensation determined by the president.

1. Deputy clerks who must dedicate all their time to their functions receive remuneration.

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1. The Cantonal Court may assign a clerk, remunerated by salary, to additionally perform the duties of deputy clerk. An annual allowance, determined by the State Council, may be granted to them.

1. Permanent bailiffs receive salaries.

1. Other bailiffs, including ad hoc bailiffs, receive allowances determined by a decision of the Council of State.

1. The staffing levels of the permanent registries of the district courts, the registry of the Juvenile Court, and the registry of the Leasehold Tribunal are determined by a decision of the Council of State, based on the recommendations of the Cantonal Court.

2. The organization of these offices is managed by the General Secretary of the Judicial Order after consulting the Personnel Service of the State of Vaud; in the event of a disagreement, the Cantonal Court arranges the organization after seeking the opinion of the Head of the Department of Institutions and External Relations.

1. There are 3 full-time equivalent positions for deputy investigating judges and 24 full-time equivalent positions for investigating judges.

1. The deputies of the cantonal investigating judge and the investigating judges must dedicate all their time to their duties and receive a salary determined by the State Council.

1. The substitutes for investigating judges, appointed ad hoc according to Article 41, paragraph 1, of the Criminal Procedure Code [CPC] [F], shall receive, unless a special decision is made, the same allowances as the deputy judges.

1. Substitute judges receive allowances set by decision of the Council of State.

1. The number of personnel in the office of the cantonal investigating judge and the investigating judges is determined by a decision of the Council of State, upon recommendation from the Cantonal Court.

2. The organization of these offices is arranged by the Secretary General of the judicial order after consulting the State of Vaud's Personnel Service; in the event of disagreement, the Cantonal Court shall determine the organization after having requested the opinion of the Head of the Department of Institutions and External Relations.

1. Court clerks of the judicial offices subject to this regulation maintain up-to-date double-entry bookkeeping.

2. They submit to the General Secretariat of the Judicial Order, within five days following the end of each quarter, a statement of the revenues and expenses of the preceding quarter.

3. They retain all supporting documents.

1. The present Regulation repeals

a. the Order of 14 July 1982 on the same subject;

b. the Order of 14 September 1962 implementing Article 118 of the Law of 16 December 1947 on judicial organization (Article 111 of the new law).

1. The Department of Institutions and External Relations is responsible for the execution of this regulation, which comes into effect immediately.