Voluntary work Appointment as alderman
Aldermen are honorary judges in criminal proceedings. They contribute their life and professional experience to the decisions and can thus contribute to a realistic finding of truth and justice. Aldermen do not need any special legal knowledge.
In reaching a verdict, the lay judges vote in full and with the same voting rights as the professional judges on the facts of the case, the guilt of the accused and the sentence.
They are appointed to the district courts within the framework of the Court of Aldermen and the Extended Court of Aldermen. At the regional courts, they work in the Small and Large Criminal Chambers.
Aldermen are elected for a term of office of five years.
Which documents are required?
No documents are required.
Requirements
- German citizenship
- Ability to speak German
- Reaching the age of 25
- Age maximum 70 years at the beginning of the term of office
- Residence in the district of the administrative authority responsible for drawing up the lists of candidates
- Health suitability
- Ability to hold public office
- No ongoing investigation
- No final judgment for imprisonment of more than 6 months for an intentional act
- No exercise of a profession in the occupational groups
- Professional judges
- Public prosecutors
- Lawyers
- Notaries
- Police officers and pastors
What are the fees?
There are no fees.
Process flow
For the elections of aldermen, lists of candidates are drawn up by the representation of the municipalities or joint municipalities.
Candidates for aldermanship may be proposed to the competent authority. If fewer persons are proposed than needed, the competent authority will propose suitable candidates on its own initiative.
The aldermen are included in the list of candidates by decision of the municipal or city council.
The lists of proposals shall be made available to the public for inspection once they have been drawn up. Anyone may object to the nominated candidates within a period of one week on the grounds that certain candidates are not suitable for the office of alderman.
The lists of candidates and any objections are sent to the local district court. This is where the aldermen election committee meets, which includes seven confidants elected by the local municipality. It is chaired by a judge at the district court. The committee first decides on the objections and then selects the necessary number of principal and assistant aldermen from the lists of candidates.
At the end of each year, the order in which the principal aldermen attend the ordinary meetings of the following financial year is determined by the court by drawing lots.
The lay judges are sworn in at the beginning of their duties in open session of the court. The oath or a corresponding pledge can be taken with or without a religious affirmation formula ("so help me God"). The swearing-in is valid for the entire duration of the parliamentary term.
What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?
Elections are held every five years.
What else should I know?
Principal lay judges are called upon directly on the respective sitting days of the court.
Auxiliary lay judges, on the other hand, are only called upon when principal lay judges are prevented from doing so for important reasons or at unscheduled sessions of the court.
The order in which the assistant aldermen are called upon is drawn at the beginning of the parliamentary term.
Author
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Who should I contact?
Responsibility lies with the municipality, the Joint Community and the city in which the applicant has his/her place of residence.
Responsible authorities
Gemeinde Rhede (Ems) - Ordnungsamt/Gewerbe/Feuerwehrwesen
Timetable
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recipients: Gemeinde Rhede (Ems)
bank: Emsländische Volksbank
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recipients: Gemeinde Rhede (Ems)
bank: Sparkasse Emsland
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Contact
- Rhede (Ems):
- Activity exempt from a travel trade card Admission of exemptions for the implementation of certain sales events
- Advertisement Change of person in the case of legal entities
- Advertisement of a restaurant
- Agriculture: damage caused by game
- Apply for a simple certificate of good conduct
- Apply for permission to sell goods at trade fairs, festivals and special events.
- Broadband coverage
- Burial place: Permit - to create/expand
- Business re-registration
- Business registration
- Car towed - municipal information
- Citizens' telephone
- Compulsory education
- Cycling
- Data protection in municipalities
- Deregister trade
- Event: Advertisement
- Events in public transport areas: Permission
- Exemptions on Sundays and public holidays
- Explosive ordnance: elimination
- Findings from the background check Certificate
- Fishing License Exhibition
- Flood protection
- Hiking Camp Display
- Holiday offers
- Limited traffic zones
- Lost property
- Markets and festivals
- Measures to ensure public safety and order
- Mobile phone masts - municipal information
- Motor vehicles: wild accidents
- Noise pollution from neighbours
- Organization of a weekly market
- Other games with the possibility of winning Permission in the traveling trade
- Other games with the possibility of winning: Permission
- Outdoor Advertising: Approval
- Parking barrier for a move: Facility
- Parking permit
- Permission for the commercial display of persons
- Playground equipment with the possibility of winning Confirmation of the installation site
- Playground equipment with the possibility of winning permission
- Portable shooting range - apply for permission to operate
- Public holidays: approval - of exceptions to the general rest period
- Register burial
- Requesting an exception from the prohibition of work on Sundays and public holidays
- Restaurant operation Approval early start of operations
- Safety on the way to school
- Show traveling trade or activity exempt from travel trade card
- Show use of biocides
- Store opening hours
- Street cleaning
- Suggestions and complaints
- Traditional bonfire (Easter fire)
- Traffic monitoring
- Traffic space restrictions: approval
- Truancy
- Undeclared work notification
- Use of sound amplification systems: granting - exemption
- Voluntary work Appointment as a youth alderman
- Voluntary work Appointment as alderman
- Water Supervision
- Wild garbage disposal
- Winter service