A judge referee (, previously known as ''revisionssekreterare''), is a

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in the Swedish Supreme Court and the

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. Judge referees are responsible for the preparation of cases and refer the case before the members of the court. Judge referees are employed for a maximum of six years with the possibility of an extension of a maximum of two years. If there are special reasons, the employment may be extended by a further maximum of two years. Only those who are Swedish citizens may hold or exercise employment as a judge referee. If knowledge of a particular area of law is needed, however, even a person who is not a

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may be employed as a judge referee at the Supreme Administrative Court.

History

Before 1972, judge referees belonged to , an agency formally separate from the

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. Thereafter it has been officially organized under the Supreme Court.

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