Court Organization Act Article 34
This English translation was last updated on 2024-11-29, but the Chinese text was amended on 2026-05-13. Later amendments may not be reflected in the translation — please refer to the Chinese text.
A high court shall have judges and judges-in-probation.As required by the case load of a high court, the Judicial Yuan may transfer judges-in-training of a district court or its branches to serve in a high court, who shall to carry out matters such as case procedure review and substantive review, legal issue analysis, data collection, and judgment drafting under the orders of a judge.When necessary, a high court may set up a judicial assistant position, which shall be filled by various professionals employed or contracted in accordance with the relevant laws. A judicial assistant shall carry out matters such as case procedure review, legal issue analysis, and data collection under the orders of a judge.The period during which a judge-in-training is transferred to serve in a high court, shall be counted towards their seniority of a judge-in-training.For those who possess the qualifications to practice as lawyers, the period during which they serve as a judicial assistant shall be counted towards their seniority of legal practice in accordance with the third paragraph.The provisions of Article 12 Paragraph 4 shall apply mutatis mutandis to high courts.
中文原文 法院組織法第34條
高等法院置法官、試署法官。
司法院因應高等法院業務需要，得調地方法院或其分院之候補法官至高等法院辦事，承法官之命，辦理訴訟案件程序及實體之審查、法律問題之分析、資料之蒐集、裁判書之草擬等事務。
高等法院於必要時得置法官助理，依相關法令聘用或約用各種專業人員充任之；承法官之命，辦理案件程序之審查、法律問題之分析、資料之蒐集等事務。
候補法官調高等法院辦事期間，計入其候補法官年資。
具律師執業資格者，依第三項規定充任法官助理期間，計入其律師執業年資。
第十二條第四項規定，於高等法院準用之。
司法院因應高等法院業務需要，得調地方法院或其分院之候補法官至高等法院辦事，承法官之命，辦理訴訟案件程序及實體之審查、法律問題之分析、資料之蒐集、裁判書之草擬等事務。
高等法院於必要時得置法官助理，依相關法令聘用或約用各種專業人員充任之；承法官之命，辦理案件程序之審查、法律問題之分析、資料之蒐集等事務。
候補法官調高等法院辦事期間，計入其候補法官年資。
具律師執業資格者，依第三項規定充任法官助理期間，計入其律師執業年資。
第十二條第四項規定，於高等法院準用之。