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25-year judicial service requirement applies only to judge/prosecutor roles, High Court rules binding.

Case Number ICCJ_226575
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Jurisdiction Romania (RO)
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Legislator summary

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The High Court of Cassation and Justice admitted the joined referrals and ruled, with binding effect, that under Article 211(4) read with Article 211(1) of Law No. 303/2022 on the status of judges and prosecutors (as in force before amendment by Law No. 282/2023), the minimum 25-year service requirement for retirement applies only to service accumulated in the positions of judge, prosecutor, Constitutional Court judge, magistrate-assistant of the High Court or Constitutional Court, and legal specialist personnel assimilated to judges and prosecutors.

Legislator headnote

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art. 211 alin. (1) din Legea nr. 303/2022, art. 521 alin. (3) din Codul de procedură civilă; 25-year judicial service requirement applies only to judge/prosecutor roles, High Court rules binding: 303/2022 on the status of judges and prosecutors (as in force before amendment by Law No. 282/2023), the minimum 25-year service requirement for retirement applies only to service accumulated in the positions of judge, prosecutor, Constitutional Court judge, magistrate-assistant of the High Court or Constitutional Court, and legal specialist personnel assimilated to judges and prosecutors.

Keywords

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judicial law retirement constitutional requirement magistrate regulations for civil servants legal status

Cited Legislation

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art. 211 alin. (1) din Legea nr. 303/2022
(4) prin raportare la art. 211 alin. (1) din Legea nr. 303/2022 privind statutul judecătorilor şi procurorilor, forma nemodificată prin Legea nr.
art. 521 alin. (3) din Codul de procedură civilă
Procedural provision invoked to declare the decision binding on all courts.
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Decizia nr. 165/2025
Service pension eligibility limited to 25 years as judge or prosecutor only; lawyer time cannot be combined, referrals admitted.
Decizia nr. 42/2024
Scope of "25-year service" for judicial service pensions under Art. 211(4) of Law No. 303/2022: inclusion of mixed legal roles vs. restriction to core judicial functions
Decizia nr. 217/2025
Calculation of 25-year judicial seniority for service pensions: inclusion of final calendar day vs. Civil Code deadline rules
ICCJ_122503
Calculation of judicial seniority bonus for post-retirement service in related legal roles
Decizia nr. 3980/2006
Judicial challenge to statutory interpretation linking judicial service pension eligibility to general retirement age limits

Key legal questions extracted by Legislator

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art. 211 alin. (4) prin raportare la art. 211 alin. (1) din Legea nr. 303/2022

Main ground for the ruling: interpretation of the provision on the seniority required for retirement of judges and prosecutors.

art. 521 alin. (3) din Codul de procedură civilă

Procedural provision invoked to declare the decision binding on all courts.

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ROMÂNIA

ÎNALTA CURTE DE CASAŢIE ŞI JUSTIŢIE

Completul pentru dezlegarea unor chestiuni de drept

Minuta deciziei nr. 165 Dosar nr. 153/1/2025

Ședința din 19 mai 2025

ÎN NUMELE LEGII

DECIDE:

Admite sesizările conexate formulate de Curtea de Apel Timişoara - Secţia litigii de muncă şi asigurări sociale în dosarul nr. 2165/108/2023 şi de Tribunalul Botoşani - Secţia I civilă în dosarul nr. 684/40/2024.

În interpretarea şi aplicarea dispoziţiilor art. 211 alin. (4) prin raportare la art. 211 alin. (1) din Legea nr. 303/2022 privind statutul judecătorilor şi procurorilor, forma nemodificată prin Legea nr. 282/2023 pentru modificarea şi completarea unor acte normative din domeniul pensiilor de serviciu şi a Legii nr. 227/2015 privind Codul fiscal, stabileşte că:

Vechimea de cel puţin 25 de ani necesară pentru pensionare are în vedere numai vechimea în funcţiile de judecător, procuror, judecător al Curţii Constituţionale, magistrat-asistent al Înaltei Curţi de Casaţie şi Justiţie şi Curţii Constituţionale şi personal de specialitate juridică asimilat judecătorilor şi procurorilor.

Obligatorie, potrivit dispoziţiilor art. 521 alin. (3) din Codul de procedură civilă.

Pronunţată în şedinţă publică, astăzi, 19 mai 2025.