Becoming a judicial expert

To be registered on the list of experts of the Court of Appeal of Cayenne, you must apply. The judges of the Court of Appeal decide each year, at a general assembly held in November, on the list for the following year.

• The first registration is made on a probationary basis, for three years.
• At the end of that period, the expert may apply for re-registration, for five years.

Source: “loi n° 71-498 du 29 juin 1971 relative aux experts judiciaires” (the French Act of 29 June 1971 on court experts), article 2; conditions and procedure laid down by “décret n° 2004-1463 du 23 décembre 2004”.

Only registered experts may use the title “Expert registered with the Court of Appeal of Cayenne” (“expert près la cour d’appel de Cayenne”), under articles 3 and 4 of the “loi du 29 juin 1971”.

Where to find information

The experts’ department of the Court of Appeal of Cayenne will tell you the timetable and the documents to be provided. The CNCEJ describes the procedure on its website, on the “Devenir expert” (Becoming an expert) page. The association can also guide you: expertsjustice973@gmail.com.

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