High Court of Cassation and Justice

Not to be confused with Court of cassation.
High Court of Cassation and Justice
Romanian: Înalta Curte de Casație și Justiție
Established 1861
Country  Romania
Location Bucharest
Composition method admission contest/Promotion
Authorized by Constitution
Website http://www.scj.ro/
President
Currently Livia Doina Stanciu
Since 17 September 2010

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.

It held various names during its existence: "Curtea Supremă" (Supreme Court) and "Tribunalul Suprem" (Supreme Tribunal) during Communist times (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 Kingdom of Romania (1861–1947).

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List of Court Presidents

No. Name Term start Term end
Înalta Curte de Casație și Justiție
1 Vasile Sturza 14 February 1862 19 October 1868
2 Constantin Hurmuzache 24 October 1868 8 March 1869
3 Scarlat Fălcoianu 8 March 1869 3 September 1876
4 Alexandru Creţescu 3 September 1876 15 October 1886
5 Constantin Schina 15 October 1886 1 April 1906
6 Scarlat Ferekyde 1 April 1906 1 May 1909
7 G.N. Bagdat 1 May 1909 1 October 1911
8 Corneliu Manolescu 1911 1918
9 Victor Romniceanu 1919 5 August 1924
10 Gheorghe Buzdugan 5 August 1924 5 June 1927
11 Oscar Nicolescu 5 August 1927 7 November 1930
12 Ion Stambulescu 7 November 1930 17 February 1931
13 Dimitrie Volanschi 24 March 1931 1 June 1938
14 Andrei Rădulescu 1 June 1938 September 1940
15 Dimitie Lupu September 1940 1944
16 Oconel Cireş 1944 1945
17 Petre Davidescu 1945 1947
(16) Oconel Cireş 1947 1948
Curtea Supremă
(16) Oconel Cireş 1949 1 April 1949
18 Gheorghe Stere 1 April 1949 1 August 1952
Tribunalul Suprem
18 Gheorghe Stere 1 August 1952 24 January 1953
19 Stelian Niţulescu 24 January 1953 1 July 1954
20 Alexandru Voitinovici 1 July 1954 March 1967
21 Emilian Nucescu March 1967 August 1975
22 Constantin Stătescu August 1975 January 1977
23 Iustin Grigoraş January 1977 November 1979
24 Ioan Sălăjan November 1979 27 December 1989
Curtea Supremă de Justiție
24 Ioan Sălăjan 27 December 1989 3 January 1990
25 Teodor Vasiliu 3 January 1990 20 July 1990
26 Teofil Pop 20 July 1990 17 June 1992
27 Valeriu Bogdănescu 13 July 1992 25 July 1994
28 Gheorghe Uglean 20 December 1994 20 June 1998
29 Sorin Moisescu 20 June 1998 6 April 2000
30 Paul Florea 27 April 2000 18 October 2003
Înalta Curte de Casație și Justiție
30 Paul Florea 18 October 2003 16 June 2004
31 Nicolae Popa 14 July 2004 14 September 2009
32 Lidia Bărbulescu 14 September 2009 15 September 2010
33 Doina Livia Stanciu 17 September 2010 incumbent

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