Constitutional Court of Romania

The Constitutional Court of Romania (Romanian: Curtea Constituțională a României) is the institution which rules on whether the laws, decrees or other bills enacted by Romanian authorities are in conformity with the Constitution.

Constitutional Court of Romania
Curtea Constituțională a României
Established1992
LocationPalace of the Parliament, Bucharest
Composition method
Authorized byConstitution
Appeals from1992 - 2003: Parliament
2003 - present: none
Judge term length9 years
Number of positions9
Websitehttp://www.ccr.ro/
President of the Constitutional Court of Romania
CurrentlyValer Dorneanu
Since2016
Lead position ends2022
Jurist term ends2022

It consists of nine members serving nine-year terms which cannot be extended, with three members each appointed by the President, the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies. Three members are renewed every 3 years.

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