The Saeima relieves Sarmītis Daukštis, a judge of the Zemgale District Court, from office

The Saeima has relieved Sarmīte Daukšte, a judge of the Zemgale District Court, from the office of judge. The decision was published in the September 14, 2026, issue of Latvijas Vēstnesis, No. 176, as a Saeima announcement (official reference OP 2026/176, point 2).

Content of the Decision

• The Saeima announcement regarding the relief of Sarmīte Daukšte from the office of judge is included in the “Constitutional Institutions” section of the official publication.
• The decision is part of a set of simultaneously published court personnel decisions affecting the composition of district court judges.

Court System Personnel Decisions

In the same issue of Latvijas Vēstnesis, a Saeima announcement was also published regarding the relief of Elīna Volika, a judge of the Latgale District Court, from the office of judge (point 1). Both decisions confirm the routine court system personnel composition decisions made by the Saeima.

Official Source

• Official Gazette of the Republic of Latvia “Latvijas Vēstnesis”, September 14, 2026, No. 176 (OP 2026/176), Saeima announcement, point 2 — “On the relief of Zemgale District Court judge Sarmīte Daukšte from the office of judge”.

The relief of judges from office is within the competence of the Saeima, and such decisions affect the organization of court work and the distribution of court workloads in the respective region; therefore, they are significant for both the functioning of the court system and public trust in the rule of law.