Constitutional Court of Slovakia

The Constitutional Court of Slovakia (officially Constitutional Court of the Slovak Republic, Slovak: Ústavný súd Slovenskej republiky) is a special court established by the Constitution of Slovakia. Its seat is in Košice in eastern Slovakia. Its head is Ivan Fiačan (since 2019).

Building of the Constitutional Court of Slovakia in Košice

Tasks

The basic standing of the court and its judges is regulated by the constitution (more precisely, chapter seven, part one). It rules on the compatibility of laws, decrees (either by government or local administration bodies) and legal regulations (issued by local state administration or resulting from international treaties) with the constitution. It also decides on disputes between bodies of state administration, unless if the law specifies that these disputes are decided by another state body, complaints against legally valid decisions of state bodies, elections, referendums etc., and is the only court that can try the President of Slovakia for high treason.

The Court initiates proceedings on the basis of a proposal submitted by: at least one-fifth (i.e. 30) deputies of the National Council of the Slovak Republic, the president of Slovakia, the Government of Slovakia, a court, the general prosecutor or anyone in the case of constitutional complaints.

Judges

Originally, the Court had ten judges appointed for seven years by the President, who selected them from a list of twenty candidates chosen by the National Council.

After a constitutional amendment in 2001, it is composed of thirteen judges appointed for twelve years and selected by the President from a list of twenty-six candidates elected by the National Council (by a simple majority vote).

A candidate for constitutional judge must be electable to the National Council, be at least 40 years old, be a law school graduate and be practising law for at least 15 years. Judges may be taken into custody only with consent of the Constitutional Court.

Current composition

Current judges of the Constitutional Court

Justice / birthdate and place		Appointed by (President)	Suggested by (government)	Age at		Start date	Length of service	Term ends
				Start	Present
	(President of the Court) Ivan Fiačan (1969-05-27) May 27, 1969 Martin	Andrej Kiska	Pellegrini	49	56	April 17, 2019	6 years, 323 days	April 18, 2031
	(Vice-President of the Court) Ľuboš Szigeti (1959-01-11) January 11, 1959	Andrej Kiska	Pellegrini	60	67	April 17, 2019	6 years, 323 days	April 18, 2031
	Jana Baricová (1953-11-20) November 20, 1953	Andrej Kiska	Fico	60	72	July 10, 2014	11 years, 239 days	July 9, 2026
	Miroslav Duriš (1966-08-28) August 28, 1966 Liptovský Mikuláš	Andrej Kiska	Fico	51	59	December 14, 2017	8 years, 82 days	December 13, 2029
	Peter Molnár (1974-05-10) May 10, 1974 Košice	Andrej Kiska	Pellegrini	44	51	April 17, 2019	6 years, 323 days	April 16, 2031
	Libor Duľa (1966-07-21) July 21, 1966 Brno	Zuzana Čaputová	Pellegrini	53	59	October 10, 2019	6 years, 147 days	October 9, 2031
	Peter Straka (1967-08-01) August 1, 1967	Zuzana Čaputová	Pellegrini	52	58	October 10, 2019	6 years, 147 days	October 9, 2031
	Ladislav Duditš (1968-03-27) March 27, 1968 Košice	Zuzana Čaputová	Pellegrini	51	57	October 10, 2019	6 years, 147 days	October 9, 2031
	Rastislav Kaššák 1977 (48–49)	Zuzana Čaputová	Pellegrini	41-42	48–49	October 10, 2019	6 years, 147 days	October 9, 2031
	Martin Vernarský (1977-06-15) June 15, 1977 Košice	Zuzana Čaputová	Pellegrini	42	48	October 10, 2019	6 years, 147 days	October 9, 2031
	Miloš Maďar 1978 (47–48)	Zuzana Čaputová	Pellegrini	40-41	47–48	October 10, 2019	6 years, 147 days	October 9, 2031
	Robert Šorl (1976-02-01) February 1, 1976 Handlová	Zuzana Čaputová	Matovič	44	50	September 30, 2020	5 years, 157 days	September 29, 2032
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External links

• Official site