Office of the Secretary General of the Judiciary Power

The Secretary General of the Judiciary Power

The Secretary General fulfils, in substance, 3 missions. She or he:

• Presides over the judicial administration and its staff.
• Assists the Commission de gestion and the Conférence des président·e·s de juridiction in their activities, by sitting in an advisory capacity in these bodies and implementing their decisions.
• Represents the Judiciary Power in institutional relations, maintaining in particular links with the State Chancellery and the General Secretariat of the Cantonal Parliament.

Supported by 3 Deputy Secretaries General, the Secretary General carries out his/her duties in close collaboration with the members of the Comité de direction, which he/she chairs, with the directors of courts or support services, as well as the Chancellery of the Office of the Secretary General.

Chancellery

The Chancellery prepares, organises and administratively manages the meetings of the governing and supervisory bodies of the Judiciary Power. It supports the Secretary General in his/her work and in his/her relations with the cantonal administration and the Cantonal Parliament.

Legal affairs

The Legal affairs Department provides the necessary legal advice to governing and management bodies (contracts, public contracts, collection, human resources, transparency). It handles the contentious matters, processes requests for access to the Judiciary Power’s documents and provides courts with advice on this matter. It carries out legislative monitoring, participates in legislative work and follows up on federal and cantonal consultations.

Projects office

The project office develops and updates the project management method applicable to the Judiciary Power. It oversees its deployment and provides support and advice to project managers in courts and support directorates. It runs the major institutional projects. It monitors the project portfolio and the implementation of the multi-year strategic plan of the Judiciary Power.

Management control

Management control is responsible for the preparation of statistics relating to the activity of the Judiciary Power. It develops indicators and scoreboards to facilitate effective management of the courts and directorates.

Internal control and risk management ensure the identification of risks and the development of a risk reduction plan, in close collaboration with the courts and support directorates. It also promotes better control of work processes.

Internal and financial control

Internal control and risk management identifies risks, including accounting and financial risks, and develops a plan to reduce them, in close collaboration with the jurisdictions and support directorates. It draws up regular control reports to help improve control of work processes.

Financial and strategic planning

The Financial Expertise Unit is responsible for drawing up the Judiciary's quadrennial financial plan ("QFP") and its decennial investment plan ("DIP"). It also draws up and monitors the institution's annual budget and the annual closing of accounts. At the request of internal management or governance bodies, it may also be called upon to carry out ad hoc financial analyses and monthly reports.

Library Service

The mission of this service is to ensure that magistrates and staff of the Judiciary Power have access to literature and contributions relating to the field of justice. It manages the 11 court libraries as well as a Central Library open to the public. It also provides assistance and expertise in the area of legal information research.

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Archives Service

This service is responsible for developing and implementing a policy for the management of Geneva's archives and its court records, as well as ensuring the functioning of procedures for the transfer, access, consultation and loan of archive files.

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Health Unit

The mission of the Health Unit is to promote the well-being at work of staff members and magistrates and to ensure the efficient functioning of the institution by reducing and preventing absenteeism. It works closely with the Direction des ressources humaines and the management staff.