Judicial Vetting Commission hearing schedule for 3 - 5 February 2025

Between February 3 and 5, 2025, the Judicial Vetting Commission will hold its initial hearings, featuring judges from the Central Court of Appeal (previously the Court of Appeal Chișinău) along with a candidate for the position of judge at the Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ). During the evaluation process of judges from the courts of appeal, in accordance with Law 252/2023, hearings are conducted by two panels, each comprising three members of the Commission. In the case of the SCJ candidate, evaluated under Law 65/2023, the hearing will be conducted by the Commission in its full composition.

The hearing schedule is as follows:

Monday, February 3

2:00 p.m. – Judge Angela BRAGA

4:00 p.m. – Judge Ala MALÎI

Tuesday, February 4

09:00 a.m. – Judge Olga COJOCARU

11:30 a.m. – Judge Ion BULHAC

13:30 p.m. – Judge Denis BĂBĂLĂU

Wednesday, February 5

09:00 a.m. – SCJ candidate Diana IONIȚĂ

11:30 a.m. – Judge Silvia CECAN

13:30 p.m. – Judge Alexandru SPOIALĂ

The hearings will take place at 75 A. Mateevici Street, Chișinău. Individuals interested in attending the hearings as part of the external judicial evaluation process are invited to confirm their attendance in advance at press@vettingmd.eu.

Third parties present in the hearing room will not be allowed to film, broadcast live, or take photographs. The Commission's Secretariat will record the hearings in both audio and video formats. The video recordings of the hearings will be published in Romanian and English on the Commission's website: www.vettingmd.eu and on its YouTube channel: Comisia de Evaluare a Judecătorilor - YouTube Exceptions apply to closed sessions approved by the Commission at the request of the subjects.

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