The Chief District Court Judge wants a better system to monitor how well judges are able to work in New Zealand courts.
Judge Jan Doogue has told a conference in Auckland that district court judges want better measures in place to show how well the judicial system is working.
At the moment the main measure is gained from statistical information about judges' workloads.
She said a survey of the country's 133 district court judges made clear they want better peer reviews and mentoring.
Judge Doogue says judges can already request feedback from other judges but they want the process better resourced and more formalised.
However, she says that would only happen if the Ministry of Justice was prepared to fund it and she understands it is a fiscally challenging time.
In the meantime, the District Courts are considering broader ways to make sure the judiciary is doing its job well.
New performance measures are being considered including how many decisions are appealed against, how punctual judges are and how quickly decisions are made.
However, Judge Doogue, says individual judges would not be scrutinised but the performance of the system as a whole.
