The Saeima has adopted and the President promulgated the following laws: the amendments to the law "on judicial power" to make the law "on judicial power" (the Republic of Latvia Supreme Council and Government Informant, 1993,/2.nr. 1; The Saeima of the Republic of Latvia and the Cabinet of Ministers rapporteur, 1994, nr. 1, 13; in 1995, 10, 22 No.; 1996, nr. 3, 13; 1997, 5, no. 21; in 1998, nr. 22, 23; 1999, no. 23; 2001, 24 no; 2002, nr. 23) the following amendments: 1. Replace article 52 in the fourth paragraph, the words "Ministry of Justice" with the words "Minister of Justice".
2. the express 54.53. and article as follows: "article 53. District Court judge (1) a judge of the District Court may qualify the district (municipal) Court or land registry Department of a judge who has at least the qualification class.
(2) to a judge of the District Court for eligible person who has a total of 10 years seniority University justice specialty academic staff, sworn advocate, Prosecutor, or up to 30 June 1994, the Prosecutor, the Deputy Prosecutor or Assistant Public Prosecutor's Office and investigators who have passed the judge's examination of the third-class qualification.
 54. article. Supreme Court judge candidate (1) a judge of the Supreme Court for eligible district (City) Court judge or a judge of the District Court, which has the least qualification category.
(2) to a judge of the Supreme Court for eligible person who has 15 years of total length of service of Justice University specialty academic staff, sworn advocate or Prosecutor, which has passed the judge qualification examination of the second class. "
3. To supplement the law with article 54.1 of the following: ' article 54.1. The District Court and Supreme Court judges order the applicant's internship District Court judge or judge of the Supreme Court nominee who is not a judge, determines the internship period from one month to three months. District Court judge candidate's internship is determined by the order of the Minister of Justice. Judges of the Supreme Court nominee's internship arrangements determined by the President of the Supreme Court. "
4. Make the article 88 as follows: "article 88. A lay judge labour warranty (1) The duties of a lay judge in the County Court judge receives a salary which corresponds to the level of the Central Administration of statistics official statistics notification for the published State workers the previous year's average monthly gross wage, rounded to LCY.
(2) the duties of the judge of the district (City) Court judge of the Court shall receive a salary, which is calculated by the Central Statistical administration official statistics notification for the published State workers the previous year's average monthly gross wage in dollars, rounded off by applying a coefficient of 0.85. (3) a lay judge in the exercise of the duties of the employer assessors to keep average earnings for working in accordance with the procedure prescribed by law. "
5. Express 94. paragraph 5 of article as follows: "5) confirm the qualification board of judges Statute."
6. Express 98. article as follows: "article 98. The judges in the qualifying class (1) a judge after the settlement of the attestation can be assigned to the fifth, fourth, third, second or first class qualification in the following order: 1) the fifth qualifying class — after three years of service in the post;
2) fourth qualifying class — after three post with the fifth qualifying class for the years of service;
3) third qualifying class — after four posts in the fourth qualification class years of service;
4) second class qualification — after five posts with the third-class qualification for the years of service;
the first qualification category 5) — after five posts with the second class qualification for years of service.
(2) the judge may grant a higher qualifying class where he with the previous qualifications of the class has completed not less than two-thirds of this article, the time limit laid down in the first subparagraph and has passed the qualification exams in the next class.
(3) the judge's certification, examination and qualification classes for sorting procedure is determined by the Minister of Justice, together with the President of the Supreme Court.
(4) the district (City) Court judge can be assigned to the fifth, fourth, third and second qualification category.
(5) The judge of the District Court judge may work with third, second or first class qualification.
(6) a superior court judge can work the judge in the second or first class qualification.
(7) the land registry departments can be assigned to the judge of the fifth, fourth and third in the qualifying class.
(8) if the judge over the Court from the higher to the lower-level court, granted him the qualification class is saved. "
7. Put the name of the following chapter 16: "chapter 16 employees of the Court".
8. To supplement the law with article 105.1 as follows: "article 105.1. Consultative analytical staff to the President of the Court is right according to the approved body to recruit professionals for an indefinite period or budget — for a certain period of time for specific tasks, determining the salaries that does not exceed the salary of the judges of the Court. "
9. Article 106 of the expression by the following: ' article 106. A court employee's employment relationship (1) the clerk of the Court shall establish the working relationship, the labour law in concluding an employment contract with the President of the Court of Justice.
(2) a court employee's wage is determined by the Cabinet of Ministers. "
10. Replace article 107 of the second subparagraph of paragraph 9, the word "Finance" with the word "financial".
11. Express Chapter 20 the following: "chapter 20 Judges pay principles in article 119. Judges pay Judges pay includes base salary, monthly bonus for qualifying class and bonuses.
119.1 article. The judge's monthly salary (1) District (City) Court judge monthly salary calculation, Central Statistics Administration, the official statistics notification for the published State workers the previous year's average monthly gross wage in dollars, rounded off by applying a coefficient of 4.5. (2) District Court judge's monthly salary is about 20 percent higher than that of the district (City) Court judge's monthly salary.
(3) a judge of the Supreme Court a month base salary is about 40 percent larger than the district (City) Court judge's monthly salary.
(4) the Supreme Court, the senator's monthly salary is about 50 percent larger than the district (City) Court judge's monthly salary.
Article 119.2. The Deputy President of the Court of Justice, the President of the Court of Justice, the President of the College, the House and Senate Chairman's monthly base salary (1) District (City) Court Deputy Chairman of monthly salary is about 10 percent higher than that of the district (City) Court judge's monthly salary.
(2) the district (City) Court a month salary of the President is about 20 percent higher than that of the district (City) Court judge's monthly salary.
(3) the Deputy Chairman of the District Court and Chairman of the College's monthly salary is about 30 percent larger than the district (City) Court judge's monthly salary.
(4) the President of the District Court of the month base salary is about 40 percent larger than the district (City) Court judge's monthly salary.
(5) the Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Court, House and Senate Chairman of the month base salary is about 70 percent greater than the district (City) Court judge's monthly salary.
(6) the President of the Supreme Court of the month base salary is about 100 percent higher than that of the district (City) Court judge's monthly salary.
120. article. The premium for the judge's qualification class premium for judge's training class is fixed at: 1) for the fifth qualifying class — 7 percent of the monthly base salary;
2) fourth qualifying class — 14 percent of the monthly base salary;
3) for the third qualification class — 21 per cent of the monthly base salary;
4) on the second qualification class — 28 percent of monthly base salary;
5) for the first class qualification — 35 percent of the monthly salary.
Article 120.1.  The land registry, the land registry Department judges the Chief's monthly base salary (1) the land registry Department judges the monthly salary calculation, Central Statistics Administration, the official statistics notification for the published State workers the previous year's average monthly gross wage, rounded off LVL, applying the coefficient 2.5. (2) the land registry Department of the monthly salary is about 15 percent higher than that of land registry Department judges the monthly salary.
121. article. The judge's order to give the benefit of the judge's work, the Minister of Justice and the President of the Supreme Court can judge according to prēmē labour input, using for this purpose the funds to 15 percent from the planned remuneration Fund. "
12. Express 123. the second subparagraph by the following: "(2) the judge after five judges in years of service be granted annual paid leave of three calendar days. Judge every five years of service in the leave is extended by three days, but not more than two calendar weeks. "
13. Article 125 of the expression as follows: "article 125. Other social guarantees for judges

(1) the judge, in granting annual leave paid in a lump sum payment, monthly base salary.
(2) the judge who suffered a serious accident, a lump sum payment is paid a monthly salary.
(3) the judge paid allowance in the amount of the monthly base salary due to a family member or dependent.
(4) the judge in the case of the birth allowance is paid within three months of base salary. If both parents of the child are the judges, entitlement to benefits is one of them.
(5) If a judge released from Office due to the reduction in the number of judges, he paid a base salary of three months of benefits.
(6) the national compulsory insurance the life and health of the judge to 15 months of base salary is about. "
14. To supplement the law with the transitional provisions for the following: "1. the transitional provisions to 2006 judge's monthly salary and a lay judge month salary attracts workers in 2001, the average monthly gross wage, rounded to LCY.
2. The judges, except for the land registry Department judges, paid monthly salary: 1) in 2003, 60 percent of this law and article 119.2 119.1 monthly base salary;
2) in 2004, 70 percent of this law and article 119.2 119.1 monthly base salary;
3) in 2005, 80 percent of this law and article 119.2 119.1 monthly base salary.
3. To 2006 this law provided for in article 120 of the premium class of qualification and this law provided for in article 125 of the social guarantees is calculated from the monthly base salary for this transitional rule in paragraph 2.
4. The judge, in granting annual leave in 2003, paid a lump sum payment in that month's base salary, which was set up to June 30, 2003.
5. The judges are saved to granted the qualification of class until 30 June 2003.
6. the District Court and Supreme Court judges, who do not have this law, article 98 of the fifth and sixth part-class, they are assigned to a generic procedure.
7. By 2010, except the judges of land registry Department judges the monthly base salary shall be reviewed every three years, taking into account the workers ' average monthly gross wage increases compared with the previous year, a factor of 4.5 keeping constant. "
The law shall enter into force on July 1, 2003.
The law adopted by the Parliament in June 19, 2003.
State v. President Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga in Riga on 27 June 2003, the Editorial Note: the law shall enter into force on July 1, 2003.