Article 68. Requirements for Persons Elected, Appointed to the Relevant Position of a Judge

A judge of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Uzbekistan may be a person who meets the requirements of Article 67 of this Law, who has at least fifteen years of experience in the legal profession, including, as a rule, not less than seven years as a judge.

A judge of the Military Court of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Court of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, the regional, Tashkent city court, the Administrative Court of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, the administrative courts of the regions and the city of Tashkent may be a person who meets the requirements of Article 67 of this Law, who has not less than ten years of experience in the legal profession, including, as a rule, not less than two years as a judge.

A judge of an inter-district, district, city court, territorial military court may be a person who meets the requirements of Article 67 of this Law, who has reached thirty-five years of age and has not less than seven years of work experience in the legal profession.

Candidates appointed for the first time to the positions of judges shall undergo compulsory training at the Higher School of Judges under the Higher Judicial Council of the Republic of Uzbekistan. For the period of training, they shall be released from the performance of labor duties without saving the average monthly wage at their main place of work, but they retain their place of work (position) for the entire period of training.