The magistrates of Châlons-en-Champagne alerted Friday, December 3 to their inability to meet "
the population's need for justice
" with the means at their disposal and refused to participate in the States General of Justice which they consider "
illusory
" .
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At the end of November, the magistrates of the Lorient court had already unanimously refused to participate in these States General, which they described as "a
useless and ineffective exercise
". The magistrates of the judicial tribunal of Châlons-en-Champagne in their turn adopted a motion in which they write that "
the themes retained, the format envisaged, the extremely short time allowed to carry out a real large-scale reflection and the period decided to carry out this reflection, namely at the end of the five-year term
”, makes them“
illusory
”.
They deplore that "
this consultation conceals the lack of human and material resources affecting the courts
". Launched in October, these States General had been announced in June in the midst of the controversy over justice, criticized for its slowness and accused of laxity by police unions and political leaders. More recently, in November, a column published by the daily
Le Monde
and originally signed by 3,000 magistrates (a third of the profession), warned about the working conditions of legal professionals, estimating the judicial system "
on the verge of failure. rupture
”.
In Châlons-en-Champagne, the magistrates note that they are only "
12.60
" for 15 theoretical positions while "
the actual number of registry staff is 22.2 (for 31 theoretical positions)
".
They express their concern "
of having to do more, with less time and resources, while seeing their increased responsibility
" and point to "
the state of exhaustion of all magistrates and court officials
".
