More judges and AI to speed up asylum procedures

Additional judges and AI

In concrete terms, the Chemnitz Administrative Court is setting up two new asylum chambers, while the new Dresden Asylum Chamber, which has been in existence since January, and the Leipzig Administrative Court will be strengthened following the move to a new building. Currently, two chambers there handle more than 90 percent of asylum cases. The three administrative courts will receive a total of 17 additional judges.

In addition, the tried-and-tested assistant judge scheme at the Higher Regional Court (OLG) will be tested. Trainee judges can help with research and preliminary work in asylum proceedings as a part-time job.

In addition, it is being examined whether a central database set up in Baden-Württemberg can be used as a basis for judicial decisions - all available information on asylum seekers' countries of origin can be accessed in this database.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is intended to facilitate certain workflows in proceedings with digital assistance - this involves the use of AI tools that other countries are already using or testing.