The Curia of Hungary (Hungarian: Kúria), also known as the Supreme Court of Hungary (Magyarország Legfelsőbb Bírósága) before 2011, is the supreme court and highest judicial authority of Hungary. The Curia was founded in 1949 as the People's Republic of Hungary Supreme Court. It was preceded by the Royal Curia of the Kingdom of Hungary. The current president of the court is András Zsolt Varga.

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Curia of Hungary
Kúria
Established1949; 75 years ago (1949)
LocationBudapest
Authorized byConstitution of Hungary
Websitekuria-birosag.hu/hu/splashify-splash Edit this at Wikidata
President
CurrentlyAndrás Zsolt Varga
Since2021
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Presidents

Supreme court (1949–2012)

  • Ödön Somogyi (1949–1950)
  • Péter Jankó (1950–1953)
  • Erik Molnár (1953–1954)
  • József Domokos (1954–1958)
  • Mihály Jahner-Bakos (1958–1963)
  • József Szalay (1963–1968)
  • Ödön Szakács (1968–1980)
  • Jenő Szilbereky (1980–1990)
  • Pál Solt (1990–2002)
  • Zoltán Lomnici (2002–2008)
  • András Baka (2009–2011)

Curia (2012–)

  • Péter Darák (2012–2021)
  • András Varga (2021–)[1]

See also

References

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