1Judges of a court of general jurisdiction of first instance shall serve as judges either at the principal seat of the court or at the court branch of the respective court. The assignment of judges to court branches is a matter of internal organisation of the court.
2Judges shall be assigned based on their consent.
3If there are no judges consenting on the assignment to a court branch, the Court Council shall assign them by lot every two years.
4The High Judicial Council shall establish detailed rules on the procedure and criteria for the assignment of judges to court branches, excluding from the lot judges with high qualification and high performance as well as with a long professional experience.
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