Between May 9 and 11, 2025, the European Day of Lay Judges and an accompanying conference of the European Network of Associations of Lay Judges (ENALJ) were held in Bergamo, Italy. Representatives from Bulgaria were Mimo Garcia, founder and director of the „Lay judges” Foundation, and Ivanka Georgieva Stoycheva, chair of the foundation’s Public Council. A… Read More »
Mimo Garcia: I’m happy that for another year I will represent Bulgaria at the annual conference of the European Network of Associations of Lay Judges (ENALJ), which will be held this week. This time in the company of Ivanka Georgieva Stoycheva. I look forward to productive discussions, as well as the vote on the new… Read More »
One of the main goals of the „Lay judges“ Foundation is to build a bridge between citizens and the judicial system. A Public Council has been established for this purpose. Galinka Chavdarova served as Chair of the Public Council from its establishment in January 2024 until September of the same year. In this capacity, she… Read More »
On October 18, 2024, a conference of Italian lay judges was held at the Court of Appeal of Brescia, Italy. The founder and director of the „Lay judges“ Foundation, Mr. Mimo Garcia, was invited as a speaker. Milka Zaneva and Ivanka Georgieva Stoycheva represented Bulgaria together with him.