IBA Annual Conference Mexico City 2024
15 Sep - 20 Sep 2024
PALACIO DE CANAL 3, LEVEL E1
Session information
Judicial wellness and well-being
Monday 16 September (1430 - 1545)
PALACIO DE CANAL 3, LEVEL E1
Committee(s)
Judges' Forum
(Lead)
Forum for Barristers and Advocates
Human Rights Law Committee
Description
The stresses associated with judicial service have not been widely discussed. There are various pressures: government interference, meeting performance expectations, appellate review and workload. There may be issues associated with illness, including mental illness. What happens when a judge is not coping? How should we ensure that judges do not end up leaving a career simply because problems were allowed to develop? What is best practice in ensuring judicial wellbeing?
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Hon Justice Mark Livesey | President Court of Appeal , Adelaide, South Australia, Australia; Senior Vice Chair, Judges' Forum |
Speakers
| Antoinette Moriarty | Law Society of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland |
| Justice Ngozika Okaisabor | Court of Appeal, Abuja, Nigeria; Member, Judges' Forum Advisory Board |
| David Sachar | National Center for State Court, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA; North American Regional Representative, Debarment & Exclusions Subcommittee |
| Desi Vlahos | Australian College of Applied Professions, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Co-Vice Chair , Academic and Professional Development Committee |