Hearing of Rodica Chirtoacă, candidate for the position of judge of the SCJ

Attorney-at-law Rodica Chirtoacă is subject to the Vetting Commission's evaluation under Article 3 para. (1) letter b) of Law no. 65/2023. During today's hearing, the members of the Commission asked the candidate several questions to clarify some issues arising from a financial integrity aspect.

The candidate provided explanations relating to:

- inexplicable wealth for several years falling within the assessment period;

- source of the declared cash savings;

- issue regarding a loan received for the purpose of mortgage repayments, coverage of the mortgage using this loan and repayment of the loan.

After the hearing, the Commission will prepare a report that will include relevant facts, reasons, and a proposal for either passing or failing the evaluation by the candidate. The report will be sent to the subject of the evaluation and the Superior Council of Magistracy (SCM), which will have 30 days from the reception of the Commission's report to issue a reasoned decision.

📜The evaluation of the Supreme Court of Justice judges and of candidates for the position of judge of the Supreme Court of Justice is carried out based on the following principles:

a) independence of the Evaluation Commission;

b) fairness of the evaluation procedure;

c) publicity of the acts issued in the evaluation process;

d) exceptional nature of the evaluation.