With law students also about work of judicial assistants
On the 6th of November 2025, students from the independent professional association European Law Students Association (ELSA) visited the Supreme Administrative Court of the Slovak Republic. As a part of gaining experiences, they exchanged academic environment for highest judicial institutions. Besides the Supreme Administrative Court, they also visited Supreme Court of the Slovak Republic.
About thirty students from three Slovak law faculties – from Bratislava, Trnava and Košice, were greeted by the President of the Supreme Administrative Court, Pavol Naď. “The Supreme Administrative Court is guarantor of judicial control over public-law relations. Citizen can be assured that there is someone to turn to and to rely on”, explained Pavol Naď the main mission of this Court. Furthermore, he informed law students about the establishment, functioning, and jurisdiction of the Court as the highest body in matters of administrative justice in Slovakia.
President of the Supreme Administrative Court Pavol Naď during the visit of the students of the ELSA programme. Photo © Supreme Administrative Court of the Slovak Republic.
Law students, mostly from the upper years of law faculties, were subsequently informed by judicial assistants, Petra Janeková and Michal Želonka, with the structure and scope of the agenda of the Supreme Administrative Court – particularly its cassation and disciplinary competences. Another part of their presentation focused on the mechanisms for unifying the decision-making practice of administrative courts by Supreme Administrative Court, as well as work of judges, judicial assistants, and the actual handling of case files. The final part was about discussion, during which the students asked specific and informed questions not only concerning decision-making but also career paths and the practical functioning of the Court.