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G. Lastauskienė’s candidacy for CC judges was presented by President Gitanas Nausėda.
Director of the Legal Department of the Seimas A.Kabišaitis – President of the Seimas Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen. It is true that after considering his candidacy on January 13, the Parliamentary Commission on Law and Order (CPI) did not approve it.
A.Norkūnas was nominated for CC judges by Acting Chief Justice (Supreme Court) Sigita Rudėnaitė.
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They became new judges of the CC
At the end of the last session of the extended autumn session of the Seimas, G. Lastauskienė and A. Norkūnas were sworn in.
They assumed the position of judges of the CC.
G. Lastauskienė and A. Norkūnas will replace outgoing CC judges Gediminas Mesonis and Vytas Milius.
Dainius Žalimas, the outgoing president of the CC, will continue working, since the Seimas rejected the candidacy of A. Kabisaitis, who could replace him.
Seimas president V.Čmilytė-Nielsen will nominate a new candidate for CC judges in the spring session of the Seimas, as parliament finalized the extended autumn session on Thursday.
An oath awaits
A little later, two appointed CC judges, G. Lastauskienė and A. Norkūnas, were to swear in the Seimas.
Voting results
According to the BNS news agency, 59 members of the Seimas voted for the appointment of A. Kabišaitis to the CC, against 49, 19 abstained.
Lawyer G. Lastauskienė received the votes of 72 members of the Seimas, there were 31 parliamentarians against, 24 abstentions.
The Supreme Court of Lithuania (SCL) judge A.Norkūnas received the support of 64 members of the Seimas, there were 35 parliamentarians against his candidacy, 28 abstained.
Sigismund Gedvila / 15min photo / Secret vote on the appointment of the new judges of the Constitutional Court
There will be a secret ballot
The parliamentarians will vote in secret the appointment of candidates for judges of the CC.
Voting is scheduled for 4:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Sigismund Gedvila / 15min photo / Secret vote on the appointment of the new judges of the Constitutional Court
The committee also approved the candidacy of A.Norkūnas
According to the president of the Seimas TTK Stasys Šedbaras, the 8 members of the committee voted in favor of the candidacy of Algis Norkūnas to the judges of the CC.
There were 6 members of the Seimas TTK in favor, there were no voters before, 2 parliamentarians who worked on the committee abstained.
Sigismund Gedvila / 15 min photo / Algis Norkūnas
The Seimas Committee approved the candidacy of G. Lastauskienė
Stasys Šedbaras, president of the Seimas TTK, said that the committee that had examined the draft resolution on the appointment of G. Lastauskienė as judge of the CC on 13 January had approved it.
All 8 committee members participated in the vote. 7 voted in favor, there were no votes against, 1 member of the Seimas TTK abstained.
Photo by Sigismund Gedvila / 15min / Giedrė Lastauskienė
A.Kabišaitis: there is no reason to speak of anyone’s interest
The CC candidate A.Kabišaitis thanked the factions that met with him. He said ongoing discussions allow for reflection on work and improvement.
From the Seimas rostrum, he explained that he was not involved in any case or persons mentioned by the acting parliamentarian Vytautas Bakas. He called for a vote against the candidacy of A. Kabišaitis.
“This is really a place to talk about someone’s personal interest in my presence or absence, I think there would be no reason,” said A. Kabisaitis laconic.
Photo by Lukas Balandus / 15min / Andrius Kabišaitis
Seimas Remigijus member Žemaitaitis said that for him, as a lawyer, it was painful and strange to hear statements about dishonesty and have various connections.
He stressed that if a person is guilty or suspicious, there are charges against the service that makes the suspicions.
According to R. Žemaitaitis, making accusations that the public interest is not protected is also strange and should not be done.
He called for a vote for A. Kabišaitis, who proved to be a loyal and trustworthy official throughout his working year.
The Seimas TTK did not pass
Stasys Šedbaras, president of the Seimas Law and Order Committee (TTK), reported that on January 13, the committee was considering a draft resolution on the appointment of A. Kabišaitis to the CC.
According to S. Shedbar, all 8 members of the committee voted in favor. 3 members of the Seimas TTK voted in favor, there were no voters, 5 abstentions.
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Term ended in March
The mandate of three judges of the CC – the president of the Court Dainius Žalimas and the judges Gediminas Mesonis and Vytas Milius – ended on March 19.
They continue to work until new judges are appointed.
In preparation for the end of his term a year ago, G.Nausėda appointed a lawyer G.Lastauskienė to the CC, the then president of the Seimas Viktoras Pranckietis – former CC Chancellor Ingrid Danėlienė, and the acting president of the Supreme Court S.Rudėnaitė – a judge of this court A.Norkūnas.
Giedrė Lastauskienė, Algis Norkūnas, Ingrida Danėlienė
However, at the end of April, the Seimas who voted for these candidacies rejected them all..
G.Nausėda and S.Rudėnaitė, acting as President of the Supreme Administrative Court, propose the same candidacies to CC – G.Lastauskienė and A.Norkūnas.
Seimas spokesperson V.Čmilytė-Nielsen introduces A.Kabišaitis, Director of the Legal Department of the Parliamentary Chancellery.
Last year, after the CC nominees were not approved, V. Pranckietis also promised to nominate him.
The presentation of candidates to the judges of the CC in the Seimas was foreseen in the agenda of the plenary sessions last Tuesday, but was finally suppressed and postponed indefinitely..
Due to the epidemiological situation, Parliament wanted to end the “live” sessions this week and vote only remotely. Which would mean that he could not secretly vote for the candidates for the CC judges.
However, after the opposition collected signatures, the issue of the candidacies of the CC judges was included on the agenda of the Plenary of the Seimas last Thursday.
Changes in a third
The CC consists of nine judges appointed for nine years and for one term only.
The judges are appointed by the Seimas from among the candidates proposed by the president, the president of Parliament and the president of the Supreme Court.
The president of the CC is appointed from among the judges of this court by the Seimas at the proposal of the president.
Andrius Vaitkevičius / 15min photo / Constitutional Court
The CC is renewed every three years for a third.
Citizens of the Republic of Lithuania with an impeccable reputation, having a higher legal education and at least 10 years of legal or scientific pedagogical work experience in the specialty of a lawyer may be appointed as court judges.
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