2007 News Archive

Ambassador Kirby Holds Press Conference with Visiting U.S. Appeals Court Judge

October 01, 2007

Ambassador Kirby, Judge Smith and Judge Clima answering questions during press conference.

Ambassador Michael D. Kirby, U.S. Federal Court of Appeals Judge D. Brooks Smith, and Chairman of the Moldova Superior Council of Magistracy Judge Nicolae Clima held a joint press conference on November 1, at the U.S. Embassy Information Resource Center. 

The conference, organized by the Public Affairs Section in coordination with the MCC Threshold Program office, focused on the training that Judge D. Brooks Smith will be conducting for a group of 34 judges from the Chisinau Court of Appeals and Chisinau District Courts.  The training is organized by the Superior Council of Magistracy and the U.S.-funded Moldova Governance Threshold Program. 

The speakers at the press conference also discussed the importance of judicial ethics and its role in enhancing the accountability, professionalism and public perception of the judiciary in Moldova.  A large number of television and radio stations and news agencies covered the 75-minute event.