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New Constitutional Court Judges Take Oath of Office

The former chief of Romania’s Section for Investigating Judicial Offences (SIIJ), Gheorghe Stan, and former Constanta Court of Appeal judge Cristian Deliorga were sworn into office as new Constitutional Court judges on Tuesday, in a ceremony at the Cotroceni Palace.

Romanian High Court Judge Panel Rules Graft-Charged Senator To Remain Under Arrest

The Romanian High Court panel of nine judges overruled Monday evening the appeal made by social democrat senator Catalin Voicu to the decision of the Court to extend his preventive arrest by 30 days.

Bucharest Court Magistrates To Cease Activity Come Aug 31

Bucharest Court vice president Laura Andrei said Friday the magistrates will cease all activities starting from Monday, except the preventive measures trials and those involving the placement of minors, while judges will refuse assignments to electoral offices.

Romanian Court Annuls Fin Ministry Address Regarding Magistrates’ Bonus

The Bucharest Court of Appeals on Thursday annulled an address of the Ministry of Finance informing magistrates that a 50% mental distress bonus was not included in their salaries for June, upholding an appeal of judges with the Supreme Court.

S Romania Judges Decide To Discontinue Arrest Warrants Of Four Football Corruption Suspects

The Arges Court, southern Romania, on Friday decided to reject the proposal of anticorruption prosecutors to extend the preventive arrest warrants of four defendants in a football corruption case, but prosecutors immediately appealed the court’s decision.

S Romania Judges Allow Bail For Another Football Corruption Suspect

The Arges Court, southern Romania, allowed Tuesday the release on bail of Gheorghe Constantin, former head of the Central Commission of Referees (CCA), but anticorruption prosecutors immediately challenged the decision and the appeal will be tried in the Pitesti Court of Appeals.

Romanian PM Says Judge Salaries Defy Common Sense

Certain salaries in the Romanian justice system have reached an outrageous and unjustified level, going beyond all limits of common sense, because of decisions issued by judges regulating matters in their best interests, said Romanian prime minister Calin Tariceanu.