Second Instance Disciplinary Commission for Judges of the High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council of Bosnia and Herzegovina (HJPC Bi&), deciding on the appeal of the defendant, Debevec Ranko, President of the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the appeal of the Office of the Disciplinary Prosecutor of the HJPC B&H (UDT) of the HJPC B&H, passed a decision by which the appeal of the defendant was fully adopted and amended the decision of the First Instance Disciplinary Commission for Judges of the HJPC B&H of 13.07.2021. in the part in which the defendant was declared responsible and a disciplinary measure of public reprimand was imposed on him, by rejecting the disciplinary lawsuit accusing the defendant of disciplinary offenses prescribed in the Law on the HJPC, Article 56, item 22: “conduct in court and outside the court which damages the reputation of the judicial office ”and paragraph 19:“ intentionally providing false, misleading and insufficient information in relation to any other matters within the jurisdiction of the Council ”, and related to item a) and c) of the disciplinary action.

Furthermore, the Second Instance Disciplinary Commission for Judges rejected the appeal of the ODC and uphelds the decision of the First Instance Disciplinary Commission for Judges of the HJPC B&H of 13 July 2021. in the part rejecting item b) of the disciplinary lawsuit, which charges the defendant with committing a disciplinary offense prescribed by Article 56, item 22 of the Law on the HJPC "conduct in court and out of court that damages the reputation of the judicial office."

Thus, the President of the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Debevec Ranko, was released from the disciplinary responsibility he was charged with.

The decision of the Second Instance Disciplinary Commission is final and there is no possibility to appeal.