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Judicial branch Hungary, in 36 editions.
The entry for Hungary published Judicial branch in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 16 editions. Each is shown as published. Judicial branch in every entry.
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- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Judicial branch” (1990 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Changed since 2024Supreme Court Chief of State--President-designate Arpad GONCZ (since 2 May 1990); Head of Government--Prime Minister Jozsef ANTALL (since 23 May 1990)
Supreme Court Chief of State--President-designate Arpad GONCZ (since 2 May 1990); Head of Government--Prime Minister Jozsef ANTALL (since 23 May 1990)
- Supreme Court, may be restructured as part of ongoing government overhaul Chief of State--President Arpad GONCZ (since 3 August 1990; previously interim President from 2 May 1990);
- Head of Government--Prime Minister Jozsef ANTALL (since 23 May 1990) Democratic Forum, Jozsef ANTALL, chairman;
- Free Democrats, Janos KIS, chairman;
- Independent Smallholders, Ferenc Jozsef NAGY, president;
- Hungarian Socialist Party (MSP), Gyula HORN, chairman;
- Young Democrats, Gabor FODOR, head;
- Christian Democrats, Dr. Lazlo SURJAN, president;
- note--the Hungarian Socialist (Communist) Workers' Party (MSZMP) renounced Communism and became the Hungarian Socialist Party (MSP) in October 1989
Rewritten: too little of the 1990 text remains to mark the changes.
Supreme Court, may be restructured as part of ongoing government overhaul Chief of State--President Arpad GONCZ (since 3 August 1990; previously interim President from 2 May 1990); Head of Government--Prime Minister Jozsef ANTALL (since 23 May 1990) Democratic Forum, Jozsef ANTALL, chairman; Free Democrats, Janos KIS, chairman; Independent Smallholders, Ferenc Jozsef NAGY, president; Hungarian Socialist Party (MSP), Gyula HORN, chairman; Young Democrats, Gabor FODOR, head; Christian Democrats, Dr. Lazlo SURJAN, president; note--the Hungarian Socialist (Communist) Workers' Party (MSZMP) renounced Communism and became the Hungarian Socialist Party (MSP) in October 1989
Supreme Court, may be restructured as part of ongoing government overhaul
Rewritten: too little of the 1991 text remains to mark the changes.
Supreme Court, may be restructured as part of ongoing government overhaul
The same text in 3 editions, 1993 to 1995.
Constitutional Court
Supreme Court, may be restructured as part of ongoing government overhaul Constitutional Court
The same text in 1996 and 1997.
Constitutional Court, judges are elected by the National Assembly
Constitutional Court Court, judges are elected by the
National Assembly
The same text in 1998 and 1999.
Constitutional Court, judges are elected by the National Assembly for a nine-year term
Constitutional Court, judges are elected by the
National Assembly for a nine-year term
Constitutional Court, judges are elected by the National Assembly for nine-year terms
Constitutional Court, judges are elected by thea nine-year term terms
The same text in 10 editions, 2001 to 2010.
Constitutional Court (judges are elected by the National Assembly for nine-year terms)
Constitutional Court, judges Court (judges are elected by the National Assembly for nine-year terms terms)
The same text in 2011 and 2012.
- Constitutional Court (judges are elected by the National Assembly for nine-year terms);
- Curia (highest court; head of Curia elected by National Assembly, the other judges elected by the president on recommendation of the head of the National Office of the Courts, a separate administrative body);
- Regional Courts of Appeal (judges are appointed by the president)
Rewritten: too little of the 2010 text remains to mark the changes.
Constitutional Court (judges are elected by the National Assembly for nine-year terms); Curia (highest court; head of Curia elected by National Assembly, the other judges elected by the president on recommendation of the head of the National Office of the Courts, a separate administrative body); Regional Courts of Appeal (judges are appointed by the president)
The same text in 2013 and 2014.
- highest court(s):
- Curia or Supreme Judicial Court (consists of Curia president and 8 judges); Constitutional Court (consists of 15 members)
- judge selection and term of office:
- Curia president elected from among its members for 9 years by the National Assembly on the recommendation of the president of the republic;
- other Curia judges appointed by the president upon the recommendation of the National Council of Justice, a separate 15-member administrative body;
- all judges serve until the normal retirement age;
- Constitutional Court members elected by two-thirds vote of the National Assembly;
- members serve 12-year terms
- subordinate courts:
- regional courts of appeal;
- county courts, including the Municipal Court of Budapest;
- local courts
Rewritten: too little of the 2012 text remains to mark the changes.
highest court(s):
Curia or Supreme Judicial Court (consists of Curia president and 8 judges); Constitutional Court (consists of 15 members)
judge selection and term of office:
Curia president elected from among its members for 9 years by the National Assembly on the recommendation of the president of the republic; other Curia judges appointed by the president upon the recommendation of the National Council of Justice, a separate 15-member administrative body; all judges serve until the normal retirement age; Constitutional Court members elected by two-thirds vote of the National Assembly; members serve 12-year terms
subordinate courts:
regional courts of appeal; county courts, including the Municipal Court of Budapest; local courts
The same text in 2015 and 2016.
- highest court(s):
- Curia or Supreme Judicial Court (consists of the Curia president, vice president, and approximately 76 judges organized into 16 civil chambers, 3 criminal chambers, and 4 administrative chambers);
- Constitutional Court (consists of 15 judges including the court president and 2 vice-presidents)
- judge selection and term of office:
- Curia president elected from among its members for 9 years by the National Assembly on the recommendation of the president of the republic;
- other Curia judges appointed by the president upon the recommendation of the National Judicial Council, a separate 15-member administrative body;
- judge tenure based on interim evaluations until normal retirement age;
- Constitutional Court judges elected by two-thirds vote of the National Assembly;
- members serve single renewable 12-year terms with mandatory retirement at age 70
- subordinate courts:
- 5 regional courts of appeal;
- 19 regional or county courts (including Budapest Metropolitan Court);
- 20 administrative and labor courts;
- 111 district or local courts
highest court(s):president president, vice president, and 8 judges); approximately 76 judges organized into 16 civil chambers, 3 criminal chambers, and 4 administrative chambers); Constitutional Court (consists of 15 members) judges including the court president and 2 vice-presidents)
judge selection and term of office:Council of Justice, Judicial Council, a separate 15-member administrative body; all judges serve judge tenure based on interim evaluations until the normal retirement age; Constitutional Court members judges elected by two-thirds vote of the National Assembly; members serve single renewable 12-year terms with mandatory retirement at age 70
subordinate courts:courts, including the Municipal Court of Budapest; courts (including Budapest Metropolitan Court); 20 administrative and labor courts; 111 district or local courts
- highest court(s):
- Curia or Supreme Judicial Court (consists of the president, vice president, 5 department heads, and approximately 76 judges and is organized into civil, criminal, economic, and administrative-labor departments; Constitutional Court (consists of 15 judges including the court president)
- judge selection and term of office:
- Curia president elected from among its members for 9 years by the National Assembly on the recommendation of the president of the republic;
- other Curia judges appointed by the president upon the recommendation of the National Judicial Council, a separate 15-member administrative body;
- judge tenure based on interim evaluations until normal retirement age;
- Constitutional Court judges elected by two-thirds vote of the National Assembly;
- members serve single renewable 12-year terms with mandatory retirement at age 70
- subordinate courts:
- 5 regional courts of appeal;
- 19 regional or county courts (including Budapest Metropolitan Court);
- 20 administrative and labor courts;
- 111 district or local courts
highest court(s): Curia or Supreme Judicial Court (consists of the Curia president, vice president, 5 department heads, and approximately 76 judges and is organized into 16 civil chambers, 3 criminal chambers, civil, criminal, economic, and 4 administrative chambers); administrative-labor departments; Constitutional Court (consists of 15 judges including the court president and 2 vice-presidents) president)
judge selection and term of office: Curia president elected from among its members for 9 years by the National Assembly on the recommendation of the president of the republic; other Curia judges appointed by the president upon the recommendation of the National Judicial Council, a separate 15-member administrative body; judge tenure based on interim evaluations until normal retirement age; Constitutional Court judges elected by two-thirds vote of the National Assembly; members serve single renewable 12-year terms with mandatory retirement at age 70
subordinate courts: 5 regional courts of appeal; 19 regional or county courts (including Budapest Metropolitan Court); 20 administrative and labor courts; 111 district or local courts
- highest courts:
- Curia or Supreme Judicial Court (consists of the president, vice president, department heads, and approximately 91 judges and is organized into civil, criminal, and administrative-labor departments; Constitutional Court (consists of 15 judges including the court president and vice president)
- judge selection and term of office:
- Curia president elected by the National Assembly on the recommendation of the president of the republic;
- other Curia judges appointed by the president upon the recommendation of the National Judicial Council, a separate 15-member administrative body;
- judge tenure based on interim evaluations until normal retirement age;
- Constitutional Court judges, including the president of the court elected by the National Assembly;
- court vice president elected by the court itself;
- members serve 12-year terms with mandatory retirement at age 70
- subordinate courts:
- 5 regional courts of appeal;
- 19 regional or county courts (including Budapest Metropolitan Court);
- 20 administrative-labor courts;
- 111 district or local courts
highest court(s): courts: Curia or Supreme Judicial Court (consists of the president, vice president, 5 department heads, and approximately 76 91 judges and is organized into civil, criminal, economic, and administrative-labor departments; Constitutional Court (consists of 15 judges including the court president and vice president)
judge selection and term of office: Curia president elected from among its members for 9 years by the National Assembly on the recommendation of the president of the republic; other Curia judges appointed by the president upon the recommendation of the National Judicial Council, a separate 15-member administrative body; judge tenure based on interim evaluations until normal retirement age; Constitutional Court judges judges, including the president of the court elected by two-thirds vote of the National Assembly; court vice president elected by the court itself; members serve single renewable 12-year terms with mandatory retirement at age 70
subordinate courts: 5 regional courts of appeal; 19 regional or county courts (including Budapest Metropolitan Court); 20 administrative and labor administrative-labor courts; 111 district or local courts
The same text in 2019 and 2020.
- highest courts:
- Curia or Supreme Judicial Court (consists of the president, vice president, department heads, and approximately 91 judges and is organized into civil, criminal, and administrative-labor departments; Constitutional Court (consists of 15 judges, including the court president and vice president)
- judge selection and term of office:
- Curia president elected by the National Assembly on the recommendation of the president of the republic;
- other Curia judges appointed by the president upon the recommendation of the National Judicial Council, a separate 15-member administrative body;
- judge tenure based on interim evaluations until normal retirement at age 62;
- Constitutional Court judges, including the president of the court, elected by the National Assembly;
- court vice president elected by the court itself;
- members serve 12-year terms with mandatory retirement at age 62
- subordinate courts:
- 5 regional courts of appeal;
- 19 regional or county courts (including Budapest Metropolitan Court);
- 20 administrative-labor courts;
- 111 district or local courts
highest courts: Curia or Supreme Judicial Court (consists of the president, vice president, department heads, and approximately 91 judges and is organized into civil, criminal, and administrative-labor departments; Constitutional Court (consists of 15 judges judges, including the court president and vice president)
judge selection and term of office: Curia president elected by the National Assembly on the recommendation of the president of the republic; other Curia judges appointed by the president upon the recommendation of the National Judicial Council, a separate 15-member administrative body; judge tenure based on interim evaluations until normal retirement age; at age 62; Constitutional Court judges, including the president of the court court, elected by the National Assembly; court vice president elected by the court itself; members serve 12-year terms with mandatory retirement at age 70 62
subordinate courts: 5 regional courts of appeal; 19 regional or county courts (including Budapest Metropolitan Court); 20 administrative-labor courts; 111 district or local courts
- highest courts:
- Curia or Supreme Judicial Court (consists of the president, vice president, department heads, and has a maximum of 113 judges, and is organized into civil, criminal, and administrative-labor departments; Constitutional Court (consists of 15 judges, including the court president and vice president)
- judge selection and term of office:
- Curia president elected by the National Assembly on the recommendation of the president of the republic;
- other Curia judges appointed by the president upon the recommendation of the National Judicial Council, a separate 15-member administrative body;
- judge tenure based on interim evaluations until normal retirement at age 62;
- Constitutional Court judges, including the president of the court, elected by the National Assembly;
- court vice president elected by the court itself;
- members serve 12-year terms with mandatory retirement at age 62
- subordinate courts:
- 5 regional courts of appeal;
- 19 regional or county courts (including Budapest Metropolitan Court);
- 20 administrative-labor courts;
- 111 district or local courts
highest courts: Curia or Supreme Judicial Court (consists of the president, vice president, department heads, and approximately 91 judges has a maximum of 113 judges, and is organized into civil, criminal, and administrative-labor departments; Constitutional Court (consists of 15 judges, including the court president and vice president)
judge selection and term of office: Curia president elected by the National Assembly on the recommendation of the president of the republic; other Curia judges appointed by the president upon the recommendation of the National Judicial Council, a separate 15-member administrative body; judge tenure based on interim evaluations until normal retirement at age 62; Constitutional Court judges, including the president of the court, elected by the National Assembly; court vice president elected by the court itself; members serve 12-year terms with mandatory retirement at age 62
subordinate courts: 5 regional courts of appeal; 19 regional or county courts (including Budapest Metropolitan Court); 20 administrative-labor courts; 111 district or local courts
The same text in 3 editions, 2022 to 2024.
- highest court(s):
- Curia or Supreme Judicial Court (consists of the president, vice president, department heads, and has a maximum of 113 judges, and is organized into civil, criminal, and administrative-labor departments; Constitutional Court (consists of 15 judges, including the court president and vice president)
- judge selection and term of office:
- Curia president elected by the National Assembly on the recommendation of the president of the republic;
- other Curia judges appointed by the president upon the recommendation of the National Judicial Council, a separate 15-member administrative body;
- judge tenure based on interim evaluations until normal retirement at age 62;
- Constitutional Court judges, including the president of the court, elected by the National Assembly;
- court vice president elected by the court itself;
- members serve 12-year terms with mandatory retirement at age 62
- subordinate courts:
- 5 regional courts of appeal;
- 19 regional or county courts (including Budapest Metropolitan Court);
- 20 administrative-labor courts;
- 111 district or local courts
highest courts: court(s): Curia or Supreme Judicial Court (consists of the president, vice president, department heads, and has a maximum of 113 judges, and is organized into civil, criminal, and administrative-labor departments; Constitutional Court (consists of 15 judges, including the court president and vice president)
judge selection and term of office: Curia president elected by the National Assembly on the recommendation of the president of the republic; other Curia judges appointed by the president upon the recommendation of the National Judicial Council, a separate 15-member administrative body; judge tenure based on interim evaluations until normal retirement at age 62; Constitutional Court judges, including the president of the court, elected by the National Assembly; court vice president elected by the court itself; members serve 12-year terms with mandatory retirement at age 62
subordinate courts: 5 regional courts of appeal; 19 regional or county courts (including Budapest Metropolitan Court); 20 administrative-labor courts; 111 district or local courts
- highest court(s):
- Curia or Supreme Judicial Court (consists of the president, vice president, department heads, and has a maximum of 113 judges, and is organized into civil, criminal, and administrative-labor departments; Constitutional Court (consists of 15 judges, including the court president and vice president)
- judge selection and term of office:
- Curia president elected by the National Assembly on the recommendation of the president of the republic;
- other Curia judges appointed by the president on the recommendation of the National Judicial Council, a separate 15-member administrative body;
- judge tenure based on interim evaluations until normal retirement at age 62;
- Constitutional Court judges, including the president of the court, elected by the National Assembly;
- court vice president elected by the court itself;
- members serve 12-year terms with mandatory retirement at age 62
- subordinate courts:
- 5 regional courts of appeal;
- 19 regional or county courts (including Budapest Metropolitan Court);
- 20 administrative-labor courts;
- 111 district or local courts
highest court(s): Curia or Supreme Judicial Court (consists of the president, vice president, department heads, and has a maximum of 113 judges, and is organized into civil, criminal, and administrative-labor departments; Constitutional Court (consists of 15 judges, including the court president and vice president)
judge selection and term of office: Curia president elected by the National Assembly on the recommendation of the president of the republic; other Curia judges appointed by the president upon on the recommendation of the National Judicial Council, a separate 15-member administrative body; judge tenure based on interim evaluations until normal retirement at age 62; Constitutional Court judges, including the president of the court, elected by the National Assembly; court vice president elected by the court itself; members serve 12-year terms with mandatory retirement at age 62
subordinate courts: 5 regional courts of appeal; 19 regional or county courts (including Budapest Metropolitan Court); 20 administrative-labor courts; 111 district or local courts
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Hungary: Judicial branch.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/hungary/judicial-branch.