Armenia introduces new reform aimed at 90% reduction of caseload of judges

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 11, ARMENPRESS. The Armenian authorities are introducing a new regulation aimed at reducing the caseload of judges by an estimated 90%.

Announcing the reform on social media on Monday, Supreme Judicial Council President Karen Andreasyan said that starting December 11, banks, credit organizations, as well as utility operators (power, water, telecommunication) will file forfeiture complaints not exceeding 2,000,000 drams to notary’s offices, instead of courts.

“As a result of this process the workload of judges will reduce by 90%,” Andreasyan said.

Civil Court Judges currently having a caseload of 2000-4000 cases will have somewhere from 200 to 300 cases from spring 2024, Andreasyan said. “Therefore, civil cases will last several months instead of years.”

It took one year to finalize the reforms because it required legislative changes, the developments of a new computer system, training of notary’s and combination of programs in notary’s offices and the bailiff’s service.