The Ministry of Justice publishes a notice pursuant to paragraph 53(3) of the judicial Act (KS).

The Minister for Justice will open a competition for one judge at the Tallinn circuit Court, four for the judge at the Harju Maakohus and one for the judge at the Maakohus in Pärnu.

The application to take part in the judge's competition, the applicant's personal data form (available on the website of the Riigikohus at www.riigikohus.ee), a copy of the proof of Estonian nationality, a certificate of education and a copy of the academic certificate (scoring sheet) must be submitted to the President of the Riigikohus Teadaanded one month of the publication of the competition notice in the Official Journal of the European Union (§ 47 and 53 (3) of the Indicative Gazette).
The application must state the court or tribunals for which the post or posts of judge are to be filled.

Documents for participation in a judicial competition must be presented under the heading “Judge's competition” at the address of the Riigikohus Veski 32, 50409 Tartu or electronically at the address info@riigikohus.ee. The deadline for submission of documents is 28.04.2019.
With effect from 01.04.2019, the remuneration of the first-instance judge shall be EUR 4009.40 and that of the second-instance judge shall be EUR 4626.23 per month.

Further information on the competition for judges and the documents required for the application can be obtained by phone 730 9062 from the Riigikohus (Supreme Court).