The aim of this master paper is to reveal the role of a judge. In the first part of the paper the ideas of social civil procedure school (that is essential in the Lithuanian Republic Civil procedure code) defining an active role in civil procedure and the model of civil procedure of Lithuanian Republic are discussed. The second part of the paper deals with analysis of stages of the civil procedure. By analyzing these stages the author of the paper tries to disclose by which means provided in law the judge realizes his (hers) performing role in the procedure. Also the intensity of the judge role depending on the stage of the civil procedure is shown. Attention is paid to certain categories of cases that influence the extension of the judge’s activity and the difference of performing intensity depending on contentious proceedings as well. In the third part of the paper the possibilities of making default judgment and judicial penalties assigning as means helping to control parties that overindulge processing right or do not care about the progress of proceedings are discussed.