News item | 27-03-2026 | 3:30 PM
At the Common Court of Justice, Mr. Mr. Th. (Thomas) Veling, mr. Mr. MJM (Maarten) van der Weijden and Mr. Mr. MW (Menno) Zandbergen was appointed as an alternate member. The Kingdom Council of Ministers has approved the nomination for the appointments at the proposal of State Secretary Van Bruggen of Justice and Security. The appointments will take effect on the day the Royal Decree is signed. The deputy members do not have a permanent position but are deployed where there is a need.
Mr. Veling is a judge at the Rotterdam District Court and deputy judge at the Arnhem-Leeuwarden Court of Appeal. He previously served for a period as a judge at the Common Court, based in Curaçao. Before that, he worked as a deputy judge in the Amsterdam Court of Appeal.
Mr. van der Weijden is a justice at the Court of Appeal in The Hague. Before that he worked as a lawyer.
Mr. Zandbergen is a judge in the Arnhem-Leeuwarden court. He had also been a member of the Common Court of Justice for a period, based in Curaçao. Before that, he worked as a judge at the North Holland District Court and as a corporate lawyer at the Joint Administration Office.
The Common Court of Justice of Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten and Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba administers justice on the islands. The judges at the Common Court of Justice hear civil cases, criminal cases and administrative cases (including tax cases), both at first instance and on appeal. The Common Court is also involved in special courts of law (such as for civil service matters) and in boards charged with disciplinary proceedings. The Court consists of locally employed judges and expatriate judges.
