Hearing of Sergiu Băieșu, candidate to the Superior Council of Magistracy

Attorney-at-law Sergiu Băieșu was nominated by the Parliament as a candidate for the position of member of the Superior Council of Magistracy (SCM) from among non-judges. By decision of the Committee on Legal Affairs, Appointments and Immunities of 14 November 2023 the candidate was referred to the Vetting Commission for evaluation. The Commission evaluated him based on the integrity criteria established in Law 26/2022 and in the context of the evaluation he was invited to public hearing.

The hearing of the SCM candidate, Sergiu Băieșu, addressed potential issues of inexplicable wealth for certain years during the evaluation period, as well as clarifying the situation regarding inconsistencies between the confirmatory documents presented by the candidate in the question-and-answer rounds and those received by the Commission from authorities during the evaluation process. Commission members asked the candidate several questions to clarify these aspects.

The Vetting Commission will issue a reasoned decision on passing or failing the evaluation.

📜The evaluation of candidates for the positions of members in the self-administration bodies of judges 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.

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