above-mentioned projects will register great strides that will reduce infrastructural constraints
that account for the extension of procedural time limits.
75- In addition to the infrastructural constraint and procedural time limits in some matters,
human resources is another challenge the State addressed. Thus, 607 young Judicial and Legal
Officers comprising 360 men and 247 women were integrated into the corps of Judicial and
Legal Officers between 2012 and 2017. In 2012, 198 young Judicial and Legal Officers were
integrated into the corps of Judicial and Legal Officers as against 194 in 2013, 54 in 2014,
100 in 2015, and 61 in 2017.
76- Furthermore, 70 Judicial and Legal Officers comprising 36 men and 34 women were as at
31 December 2018, awaiting integration into the corps of Judicial and Legal Officers.
Similarly, between 2013 and 2016, 180 Registry Administrators comprising 91 men and 89
women were integrated into the corps of Registrars. In 2013, 37 Registry Administrators were
integrated into the corps of Registrars as against 38 in 2014, 67 in 2015 and 38 in 2016.
Meanwhile, between 2012 and 2016, 399 Registrars comprising 175 men and 224 women
were integrated into the corps of Registrars. In 2012, 98 Registrars were integrated into the
corps of Registrars as against 96 in 2013, 90 in 2014, 69 in 2015 and 44 in 2016. In addition,
172 Assistant Registrars comprising 57 men and 115 women were intergrated into the corps
of Registrars. Since the office of Bailiff is vital in obtaining access to justice and in the
execution of court decisions, 177 new offices for Bailiffs were established, bringing the
number of Bailiffs33 in 2016 to 507 comprising 358 offices for men and 149 for women as
against 345 in 2013 comprising 257 men and 88 women, 522 in 2014 comprising 400 men
and 122 women, and 510 in 2015 comprising 358 men and 152 women.
77- The number of Lawyers who are members of the Cameroon Bar Association increased
from 1,926 in 2013 to 2,541 comprising 1,995 men and 546 women as at 31 December
201834. Meanwhile, the number of pupil Lawyers stood at 827 comprising 593 men and 234
women.
Table 1: Statistics on the number of lawyers for the period 2013-2018
Number of lawyers
No.
Men
Total
Women
Year
2013
1,334
228
1,562
2014
1,500
190
1,690
2015
1,400
522
1,922
2016
1,571
420
1,991
2017
1,577
421
1,998
2018
1,995
546
2,541
Source: Department of Judicial Professions/MINJUSTICE/BAR ASSOCIATION
78- In addition to the number, compliance with ethical rules by judicial staff in general and
Judicial and Legal Officers in particular was a concern. Control and evaluation missions of
the judicial activity of the Inspectorate General of Judicial Services and the Anti-Corruption
Unit of the Ministry of Justice were conducted in the courts. At the end of then missions, the
following sanctions were imposed: queries, letters of observation (11), 6 months suspension
from office (3), demotion in rank or grade (2), warning (2), reprimand (1), delay in promotion
(1), demotion (4), and dismissal (3). Litigants also sought judicial guarantees. Thus, out of the
244 applications filed, judgment was entered for 56 of them.
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. In 2017, the number was 505, that is,356 men and 149 women.
34
Figures as at 20 December 2018.
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