In the Kaunas district court – introducing students and schoolchildren to court work and the specialty of a judge

Not only the Kaunas Chambers of the Kaunas District Court were open to the public, but also the Kaišiadorių Chambers, where Judge Gabrielė Kaktienė introduced the 5th grade students of Vaclovos Giržads of Kaišiadorių to the court in detail.

“It is nice that many students and schoolchildren are interested in court activities. We try to be open to society, to develop students’ and schoolchildren’s citizenship, and a sense of moral and legal responsibility. This is very important in order to develop a young person’s legal consciousness and legal culture.

We hope that the attention and involvement of judges in legal education is useful and beneficial to students. We remind schoolchildren and students that each of us has not only rights, but also responsibilities that must be followed,” said Arūnas Purvainis, chairman of the Kaunas district court.

The third-year law and pre-trial investigation students of the MRU Public Security Academy, accompanied by Jurgita Baltrūnienė, the prosecutor of the Kaunas District Prosecutor’s Office, visited various hearings of criminal and administrative cases and were introduced to all the court rooms and the specifics of the judges’ work.

Students were also thoroughly introduced to the activities of forensic psychologists. Forensic psychologist Justina Valantinė presented them with the specifics of juvenile interrogations, the most common challenges and answered all their questions.

MRU students were introduced to the daily work routine and main responsibilities of a judge by the chairman of the Kaunas district court, Arūnas Purvainis. On the day of the meeting, the students observed a hearing conducted by the chairman in which a person is accused of theft involving his minor person, and after the hearing they discussed the process, asked various questions and visited the judges’ workplaces.

Pupils of the nursery-kindergarten “Vyturėlis” of the Kaunas district caused a big and fun children’s clamor in the Kaunas district court. Vaida Motiejūnienė, the deputy president of the court, introduced these children to the activities of the court.

The children were greatly impressed by the convoy car of the police officers and the staged court session organized by Judge V. Motiejūnienė and the opportunity to try on the judge’s mantle.

Kaunas district court judge Vaiva Nevardauskienė presented court activities to a large group of students from various European countries. The students who came to Lithuania under the ERASMUS exchange program were accompanied in the court by MRU Public Security Academy associate professor, Doctor of Sciences Ramunė Jakštienė.

Judge V. Nevardauskienė presented her specialization to the students, explained her main responsibilities and the nature of her activities, answered all their questions, introduced the court premises and the judge’s office.

During this visit, Irena Laurutėnienė, the secretary of the sessions of the judge V. Nevardauskienė, explained in detail about the responsibilities and contribution of court hearing secretaries to the court proceedings.

Court guests were also introduced to the activities of court psychologists and their responsibilities, as well as the children’s interrogation room.

Forensic psychologist J. Valantinė presented in detail how the process takes place, when minors are interrogated and answered all the questions of the audience.

The students also visited the premises of the court convoy, listened to the officers who presented the premises about their daily work and inspected the transport used to bring the accused to the court.