You can find the Digital Justice Award website in English here: https://www.digital-justice.de/de/digitaljusticeaward-english
Award for Innovation and Progress in Digitalisation within the Judiciary
The 4th Digital Justice Award will be presented as part of the 5th Digital Justice Summit . The award recognises outstanding, innovative products and services, which act as catalysts for the modernisation and digitalisation of the justice system . In doing so, it recognises these innovations and gives them greater reach and visibility, thereby serving as an incentive for others.
To drive the digitalisation of the justice system forward in a sustainable manner, the award provides targeted incentives and promotes innovation. This year, three projects selected by the jury will be given the exclusive opportunity to:
- to present their innovative solutions in a live pitch at the Summit and
- to appear before a panel of expert judges.
New this year is that the award will be presented in three categories: one successfully implemented project from each of the categories Start-up & Business, Student Body and Justice will be given the chance to present itself. The award thus not only creates a platform for concrete implementation prospects within the legal system, but also offers:
- visibility for forward-looking ideas and
- the opportunity to network with decision-makers from politics, the judiciary and the civil service.
The Digital Justice Award thus makes an active contribution to the digital transformation of the legal system.
Application period
Closed
Jury selects the top 3 for the 5th DJS
Completed
3 pitches at the Digital Justice Summit & Audience Favourite Award
23–24 November 2026
What are the prizes?
The three category winners (TOP 3) selected by the jury will receive the following for their live pitches:
- a VdZ contribution towards their project in the run-up to the 5th Digital Justice Summit
- free admission to the 5th Digital Justice Summit and thus
- access to all specialist events, panels and networking sessions.
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the opportunity to network with leading figures from the judiciary, politics, public administration and business
On the first day of the conference, these projects will present their innovative solutions in 1-minute pitches to the entire audience and the expert jury. The audience favourite is chosen via live voting.
The audience favourite will receive the following exclusive prize:
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An editorial feature on our specialist portal VdZ.org with nationwide visibility and
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A free Silver Package for the 6th Digital Justice Summit 2027
On the second day of the conference, there will be time to take a closer look at the projects.
How did the application process go this year?
From 13 July to 14 October 2026, interested parties were able to apply for the 4th Digital Justice Award in the three categories Start-ups & Business, Students and Justice. The award is specifically aimed at national and international projects, initiatives and teams that contribute to the digital transformation of the justice system through innovative approaches. Our expert jury will now select one winning project per category from the submissions, which will then have the opportunity to pitch their project at the 5th Digital Justice Summit in front of a high-calibre expert jury and a wide audience. The audience will then decide who will be the People’s Choice winner for 2026.
The jury
The jury is made up of independent and qualified members of the Digital Justice Summit’s advisory board and is responsible for selecting the shortlist.
Brigitte Zypries
Bundesministerin a. D., Kongresspräsidentin DJS
Ellen Best
Vizepräsidentin Amtsgericht Bremen a.D. und Mediatorin
Dr. Peter Röthemeyer
Jurist und Mediator
3rd Digital Justice Award 2025
The 2025 winners*
Following the jury’s assessment, the projects Codify, xJuRAG and CourtnAI were selected as the three winners and were given the opportunity to pitch their products on the main stage at the 4th Digital Justice Summit. Further information on the projects can be found here.
CourtnAI was voted the audience’s favourite via a live poll and has therefore also won an article on VdZ.org as well as a free Silver Package for the 5th Digital Justice Summit 2026.
Highlights from the 3rd Digital Justice Awards
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Wegweiser Research & Strategy GmbH
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