High Court of Cassation and Justice
High Court of Cassation and Justice Romanian: Înalta Curte de Casație și Justiție | |
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Established | 1861 |
Location | Bucharest |
Composition method | admission contest/Promotion |
Authorized by | Constitution |
Website | http://www.scj.ro/ |
President | |
Currently | [1] |
Since | 15 September 2019 |
The High Court of Cassation and Justice (Romanian: Înalta Curte de Casație și Justiție) is Romania's supreme court, and the court of last resort. It is the equivalent of France's Cour de Cassation and serves a similar function to other courts of cassation around the world.
Naming history[]
It held various names during its existence: "Curtea Supremă" (Supreme Court) and "Tribunalul Suprem" (Supreme Tribunal) during the Communist period (1948–1952 and 1952–1989 respectively), and "Curtea Supremă de Justiție" (Supreme Court of Justice) from 1990 to 2003. The name "Înalta Curte de Casație și Justiție" was re-introduced in 2003, having been also used during the United Principalities (1862–1881) and Kingdom of Romania (1881–1947).
Administration[]
The court is led by a president, seconded by a vice-president and the leading council. Since September 2019, its president is Corina-Alina Corbu. The general assembly of the court's judges assigns two members for the . The same assembly approves the annual activity report (released publicly) and the budget of the institution.
According to the law, "The president, the vice-president and the section presidents of the High Court of Cassation and Justice are named by the President of Romania, at the proposal of the Superior Council of Magistrature, out of the judges of the High Court that have worked in at this instance for at least two years". The term lasts for three years, with the possibility of being renewed once.[2]
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List of Court Presidents[]
No. | Name | Term start | Term end |
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High Court of Cassation and Justice | |||
1 | 14 February 1862 | 19 October 1868 | |
2 | 24 October 1868 | 8 March 1869 | |
3 | 8 March 1869 | 3 September 1876 | |
4 | 3 September 1876 | 15 October 1886 | |
5 | 15 October 1886 | 1 April 1906 | |
6 | 1 April 1906 | 1 May 1909 | |
7 | 1 May 1909 | 1 October 1911 | |
8 | 1911 | 1918 | |
9 | 1919 | 5 August 1924 | |
10 | Gheorghe Buzdugan | 5 August 1924 | 5 June 1927 |
11 | 5 August 1927 | 7 November 1930 | |
12 | 7 November 1930 | 17 February 1931 | |
13 | 24 March 1931 | 1 June 1938 | |
14 | Andrei Rădulescu | 1 June 1938 | September 1940 |
15 | September 1940 | 1944 | |
16 | 1944 | 1945 | |
17 | 1945 | 1947 | |
(16) | 1947 | 1948 | |
Supreme Court | |||
(16) | 1949 | 1 April 1949 | |
18 | 1 April 1949 | 1 August 1952 | |
Supreme Tribunal | |||
18 | 1 August 1952 | 24 January 1953 | |
19 | 24 January 1953 | 1 July 1954 | |
20 | 1 July 1954 | March 1967 | |
21 | March 1967 | August 1975 | |
22 | August 1975 | January 1977 | |
23 | January 1977 | November 1979 | |
24 | November 1979 | 27 December 1989 | |
Supreme Court of Justice | |||
24 | 27 December 1989 | 3 January 1990 | |
25 | 3 January 1990 | 20 July 1990 | |
26 | 20 July 1990 | 17 June 1992 | |
27 | 13 July 1992 | 25 July 1994 | |
28 | 20 December 1994 | 20 June 1998 | |
29 | 20 June 1998 | 6 April 2000 | |
30 | 27 April 2000 | 18 October 2003 | |
High Court of Cassation and Justice | |||
30 | 18 October 2003 | 16 June 2004 | |
31 | Nicolae Popa | 14 July 2004 | 14 September 2009 |
32 | 14 September 2009 | 15 September 2010 | |
33 | 17 September 2010 | 14 September 2016 | |
34 | 14 September 2016 | 14 September 2019 | |
35 | 15 September 2019 | incumbent |
See also[]
- Judiciary of Romania
- Constitutional Court of Romania
References[]
- ^ "Structura organizatorică a Înaltei Curți de Casație și Justiție". www.scj.ro.
- ^ "Judge Adrian Bordea chosen for third interim as chief of the Supreme Court. Who is the magistrate that will judge over the great corruption trials and how important is the president of the HCCJ position". HotNews. 2010-09-16.
External links[]
- Courts in Romania
- National supreme courts
- 1861 establishments in Romania
- Romania stubs
- European law stubs