1For the purpose of the application of this law, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

a“Judicial administration” is the set of activities aiming at organising and ensuring the functioning of the services supporting the judicial system.

b“Court administration” is the structure and the set of activities aiming at organising and ensuring the functioning of the courts.

c“Urgent case” is a case which according to the procedural provisions has to be decided in a period shorter than 14 days from the registration of the case at the court.

ç"“Court branch” refers to a geographical subdivision of a court of general jurisdiction of first instance which forms an administrative unit with the court. "

d“Legal advisor” is the advisor assuming the function in the Legal Service Unit at the High Court.

dh"“Assistant magistrate” means a judge seconded to assist judges at the High Court and the Constitutional Court or a prosecutor seconded to assist the General Prosecutor, in the processing of cases, in particular, conducting legal research and preparing written opinions on substantive or procedural legal issues. "

e“Legal assistant” is the assistant assuming the function in the Legal Service Unit at the Appeal Courts.

ë"“Judicial civil servant” is the person who assumes administrative public functions within the judicial or the administrative service of a court in direct support of the judicial system. "

f“Court user” is any person who uses the services of the court.

gA ‘Job description’ sets out the purpose of a job, the main responsibilities of the job and the key tasks to be performed by each judicial civil servant or court employee.

gj"A “Court employee” is a person who performs maintenance, transport, custody and other activities in support services of the courts, which are not performed by judicial civil servants. "

h“Section” in the sense of this Law, comprises also Chambers of the High Court, that in this Law are referred as chambers.

iThe “Judicial system” consists of all the courts, except for the Constitutional Court, as well as by the governance bodies of the judiciary.

jThe “Judicial civil service” is the body of judicial civil servants, assuming public administrative functions within the judicial or administrative service of a court in direct support of the judicial system.