(Event Cancelled) Symposium | 8th Anniversary Symposium on the Judges and Prosecutors Evaluation Systems
Last edited: 2026-07-27
Notice! Event Postponed
Due to the pandemic, the symposium is temporarily suspended. The exact rescheduling date will be announced later. Thank you.
The individual evaluation system for judges and prosecutors has been in effect since 2012, marking its 8th anniversary. This July, the newly amended Judges Act will take effect, bringing major changes to the evaluation system.
Under the new act, individuals will be able to directly submit evaluation requests. Without civil society organizations acting as a "screening" filter, the Evaluation Commission may face a surge in caseloads. Without a reasonable and effective processing mechanism, the original legislative intent of allowing people to directly request evaluations will be undermined. Therefore, the case-handling mechanisms of the Evaluation Commission, how to ensure quality, and under this mechanism, the potential difficulties the public might face and how procedural safeguards can be implemented, all remain to be discussed. In view of this, this symposium will feature two sessions—focusing on procedural and organizational aspects, respectively—to analyze the hidden concerns and potential countermeasures of the system.
On the other hand, while the new act allows parties to directly request individual evaluations, a large proportion of the public still dares not challenge the judiciary when facing an authoritarian justice system to request such evaluations. Yet, the new act completely abolishes comprehensive evaluations, removing yet another channel for monitoring incompetent judges and prosecutors, which is worrying. How current mechanisms for supervising judicial officers (including the Control Yuan, the Evaluation Commission, and the Disciplinary Court) supervise and establish precedents is the key to ensuring judicial quality. Therefore, a topic concerning how to monitor judicial quality has also been arranged.
The Taipei Bar Association's Committee for Processing Petitions for Individual Evaluations of Judges and Prosecutors and the Judicial Reform Foundation hope that through this "8th Anniversary Symposium on the Judges and Prosecutors Evaluation Systems," we can share the observations made by the JRF as an evaluation request organization since 2012, long concerned with the reform of the judge and prosecutor evaluation systems. We aim to analyze the hidden concerns of the supervision mechanism under the new law based on past experience, collect feedback to serve as a reference for authorities when formulating supporting measures for the new law, and discuss how lawyers can utilize current mechanisms to appeal against incompetent judges and prosecutors in the future, hoping to provide a reference for Taipei Bar Association members when assisting clients with related cases.
This symposium will invite pro bono lawyers from the JRF Evaluation Group, practicing attorneys, members of the Judges and Prosecutors Evaluation Commissions, and academic representatives to participate in the discussion. We hope that through in-depth and broad discussions from all sectors, we can pool wisdom to better protect the rights of the people.
Time
March 14, 2020 (Sat.) 10:00~17:00
Venue
Multimedia Classroom 1301,霖澤 Building, College of Law, National Taiwan University
(No. 1, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Rd., Da'an Dist., Taipei City)
Themes
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Review of Existing Mechanisms for Monitoring Judicial Quality
After the new law abolished the comprehensive evaluation system, the existing mechanisms for monitoring judicial quality are limited to the Control Yuan, the Disciplinary Court, and the Evaluation Commission. This session will explore whether and how current judicial officer supervision mechanisms ensure judicial quality. Specifically, taking cases handled by the JRF such as the Lai Shu-fen case and the Chen Chiu-yuch case as examples: when judicial personnel commit gross negligence or intentional misconduct that severely infringes upon people's rights, is it completely impossible to hold them accountable for misconduct concerning core trial matters? Furthermore, do cases where the Evaluation Commission finds no need for disciplinary action on the grounds that the circumstances are not serious align with the judicial quality expected by the public? When the public encounters the gap between the two, how to utilize existing mechanisms for relief are all issues worth discussing.
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Issues and Challenges under the "Era of People Directly Requesting Evaluations" Part I: Procedures
This session will discuss what procedural issues the public might encounter when directly submitting evaluations under the new mechanism, and how new procedural safeguard measures (such as file review, stating opinions, applying for evidence investigation, and the representation system) can be implemented.
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Issues and Challenges under the "Era of People Directly Requesting Evaluations" Part II: Organization
This session will discuss the case-review models the Evaluation Commission will develop, including what the initial screening mechanism is, the number and qualifications of processing personnel, whether the review panel model will change, and how to ensure the quality of case processing. In addition, since evaluation commissioners do not explicitly include non-lawyers, whether and how the adoption of diverse perspectives can be ensured in the future will be addressed.
Agenda
| Time | Content | Chair / Speaker |
| 09:30~10:00 | Check-in | -- |
| 10:00~10:10 | Opening Remarks |
Guest Speaker Yu Po-hsiang / Standing Supervisor, Taipei Bar Association; Standing Director, Judicial Reform Foundation |
| Session 1 | ||
| 10:10~12:00 | Review of Existing Mechanisms for Monitoring Judicial Quality |
Chair Yu Mei-nu / Attorney, Former Legislator Speaker Chiang Shih-ming / Professor, Department of Law, National Chengchi University; Member of the 1st, 2nd, and 4th Judges Evaluation Commissions Su Wei-jung / Deputy Editor-in-Chief, ETtoday; Senior Judicial Reporter |
| 12:00~13:00 | Lunch | -- |
| Session 2 | ||
| 13:00~14:50 | Issues and Challenges under the "Era of People Directly Requesting Evaluations" Part I: Procedures |
Chair Fan Kuang-ch'un / Chairman, Legal Aid Foundation; Convening Member of the 1st and 2nd Judges Evaluation Commissions Speaker Chen Yun-tsai / Professor, Department of Law, National Cheng Kung University; Member of the 3rd and 4th Prosecutors Evaluation Commissions, Member of the 1st and 2nd Judges Evaluation Commissions Ch'ien Chien-jung / Judge, Taiwan High Court |
| 14:50~15:10 | Intermission | -- |
| Session 3 | ||
| 15:10-17:00 | Issues and Challenges under the "Era of People Directly Requesting Evaluations" Part II: Organization |
Chair Huang Ming-chan / Standing Executive Member, Judicial Reform Foundation Speaker Wu Ching-ch'in / Associate Professor, Department of Law, Aletheia University Chen Ting-yu / Judge on Secondment to the Department of Judicial Administration, Judicial Yuan |
Organizers
Taipei Bar Association Committee for Processing Petitions for Individual Evaluations of Judges and Prosecutors
Judicial Reform Foundation
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