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Hungary

Kúria

 

András Zs. VARGA, Ph. D.

 

President since: 2 January 2021

 

Justice of the Supreme Court since: 2020

 

Career before being justice of the Supreme Court:

University experience

— 1999-2003 assistant, ELTE University, Dep. of Criminal Law

— 2004-2006 lecturer, Pázmány Péter Catholic University, Budapest, Department of Constitutional Law, Széchenyi István University, Győr, Department of Public Law

— 2006-2009 associate professor, Széchenyi István University, Győr, Department of Public Law

— 2006- Pázmány Péter Catholic University, Budapest, Department of Administrative Law (2006-2012 associate professor, 2008- head of department, 2012- professor)

— 2013 – 2016 Dean of the Faculty of Law and Political Sciences of Pázmány Péter Catholic University

— 2016- prodean at the Faculty of Law and Political Sciences of Pázmány Péter Catholic University

 

Professional experience

— 1995 Assistant, Public Prosecutor's Office, Budapest

— 1996 Rapporteur, Ombudsman's Office, Budapest

— 1997 – 1998 Deputy Head of Department, Ombudsman's Office, Budapest

— 1999 Director of the Ombudsman's Office, Budapest

— 2000 – 2006 Deputy Prosecutor General, General Prosecutor's Office, Budapest

— 2006 – 2010 Chief Counsellor tit. prosecutor, General Prosecutor's Office, Budapest

— 2010 – 2013 Deputy Prosecutor General, General Prosecutor's Office, Budapest

— 2013- Member of the Venice Commission

— 2014 – 2020 Justice of the Constitutional Court of Hungary

— 2020- Judge, Head of Panel at the Curia of Hungary

— 2021- President of the Curia of Hungary