Exercise 12. a) Scan the text and fill in the table below. Court Age of Judges Experience JUDGES The Constitution provides that a Russian citizen over the age of 25, who has had a higher legal education and experience in the legal profes- sion for a minimum of 5 years may become a judge (Art.119). The Law on the Status of Judges provides for more details. Judges of the Constitutional Court must be over 40 years of age, with experience of working in legal profession for no less than 15 years; Judges of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation - 35 years of age and experience of working in legal profession for no less than 10 years; Judges of the courts of the constituent entities and the federal territo- rial commercial courts - 30 years of age and experience of working in legal profession for no less than 7 years. (Abridged and adapted from: Russian Commercial Law. Second Edition by Hiroshi Oda. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2007, p. 56) b) Which statement corresponds to the content of the text? 1. The Law on the Status of Judges sets forth the basic requirements for the position of a judge. 2. A judge is a Russian citizen of 35 years old who has experience of working in legal profession. 3. Any citizen of our country with the experience of 5 years can be a judge. 4. The Constitution of the Russian Federation sets forth the basic require- ments for the position of a judge. c) Answer the questions: 1. Why do these requirements as to the age and experience of judges exist? 2. What should you do to be a judge of that court? Are you qualified to be a judge? 3. Would you like to be a judge? If yes, which court would you like to work at? Why?

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Exercise 12. a) Scan the text and fill in the table below. Court Age of Judges Experience JUDGES The Constitution provides that a Russian citizen over the age of 25, who has had a higher legal education and experience in the legal profes- sion for a minimum of 5 years may become a judge (Art.119). The Law on the Status of Judges provides for more details. Judges of the Constitutional Court must be over 40 years of age, with experience of working in legal profession for no less than 15 years; Judges of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation - 35 years of age and experience of working in legal profession for no less than 10 years; Judges of the courts of the constituent entities and the federal territo- rial commercial courts - 30 years of age and experience of working in legal profession for no less than 7 years. (Abridged and adapted from: Russian Commercial Law. Second Edition by Hiroshi Oda. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2007, p. 56) b) Which statement corresponds to the content of the text? 1. The Law on the Status of Judges sets forth the basic requirements for the position of a judge. 2. A judge is a Russian citizen of 35 years old who has experience of working in legal profession. 3. Any citizen of our country with the experience of 5 years can be a judge. 4. The Constitution of the Russian Federation sets forth the basic require- ments for the position of a judge. c) Answer the questions: 1. Why do these requirements as to the age and experience of judges exist? 2. What should you do to be a judge of that court? Are you qualified to be a judge? 3. Would you like to be a judge? If yes, which court would you like to work at? Why?

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a)

Court	Age of Judges	Experience
The Constitution	Over 25 years	Minimum of 5 years
Constitutional Court	Over 40 years	No less than 15 years
Supreme Court of the Russian Federation	35 years	No less than 10 years
Courts of the constituent entities and the federal territorial commercial courts	30 years	No less than 7 years

b)

The statement that corresponds to the content of the text is: 1. The Law on the Status of Judges sets forth the basic requirements for the position of a judge.

c)

These requirements as to the age and experience of judges exist to ensure that judges have sufficient maturity, knowledge, and practical skills to effectively perform their duties and make sound legal decisions.
To become a judge, one must obtain a higher legal education, gain experience in the legal profession, and meet the age requirements set forth by law. Whether I am qualified to be a judge depends on whether I meet these requirements.
Whether I would like to be a judge is a matter of personal preference. If yes, the choice of the court depends on one's interests and expertise in a particular area of law.