Article 16-6. Plenary session of the Cassation Court of the Constitutional Law on the Judicial System and the Status of Judges of the Republic of Kazakhstan

     1. The Court of Cassation, as necessary, but at least twice a year, holds plenary sessions at which:

     1) hears information from the Chairman of the Court of Cassation;

     2) discusses judicial practice and, based on the results of its generalization, considers issues of compliance with the rule of law in the administration of justice by lower courts;

     3) discusses the issue of giving recommendations to the Judicial Jury on whether or not to bring the chairman of the judicial board, the chairman of the regional court, and the judge of the Court of Cassation to disciplinary responsibility for gross violations of the law when considering court cases;

     4) delegate one judge of the Court of Cassation to an expanded plenary session of the Supreme Court;

     5) considers candidates for judges to the Supreme Judicial Council, the Judicial Jury and the Commission on the Personnel Reserve at the Supreme Judicial Council, the Commission on the Quality of Justice at the Supreme Court and makes appropriate recommendations to the expanded plenary session of the Supreme Court;

     6) considers candidates for vacant positions of a judge of the Court of Cassation and issues relevant opinions before the deadline for submitting documents to the Supreme Judicial Council;

     7) exercise other powers provided for by law.

     2. The plenary session is valid in the presence of at least two thirds of the total number of judges of the Court of Cassation.

     3. The working procedure of the plenary session of the Cassation Court is determined by the rules of procedure approved by it.

     4. Decisions of the plenary session concerning personnel issues and issues of disciplinary responsibility of judges shall be adopted by secret ballot.

Constitutional Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated December 25, 2000 No. 132.

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