President Nicușor Dan appoints around 300 Romanian judges and prosecutors
Romanian President Nicușor Dan signed decrees on 27 July 2026 appointing approximately 180 judges and about 100 prosecutors who passed the capacity exam held between December 2025 and June 2026. The appointments become effective on 1 August 2026, marking the final procedural step before the new magistrates begin work.
The appointed judges will be allocated to courts across the country, including Bucharest (sectors 3, 4, 5, 6), Brașov, Ploiești, Craiova, Iași, Timișoara, Giurgiu, Buzău, Pitești, Sibiu, Constanța, Cluj‑Napoca, Oradea, Botoșani and several other municipalities. New prosecutors will be placed in corresponding prosecutor’s offices in the same cities.
The capacity exam was a mandatory prerequisite for obtaining permanent status as a judge or prosecutor, and the appointment decrees complete the process for the newly qualified magistrates.
Entities: Capacity exam (Dec 2025 – Jun 2026) · Nicușor Dan · Presidency of Romania · Romanian judges · Romanian prosecutors
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- [● 2 SOURCES] New judges will be assigned to courts in multiple cities including Bucharest, Brașov, Ploiești, Craiova, Iași, Timișoara, Giurgiu, Buzău, Pitești, Sibiu, Constanța and Cluj‑Napoca. (Appointment list)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] The decree signatures complete the procedural steps before the magistrates begin duties. (Process description)
- [● 3 SOURCES] The appointments become effective on 1 August 2026. (Decree effective date)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Passing the capacity exam is mandatory for obtaining permanent status as a judge or prosecutor. (Legal requirement)
- [● 3 SOURCES] President Nicușor Dan signed decrees on 27 July 2026 appointing judges and prosecutors. (Presidential decree signing)
- [● 3 SOURCES] The appointed magistrates passed a capacity exam held between December 2025 and June 2026. (Exam result reporting)
- [● 2 SOURCES] Approximately 180 judges and about 100 prosecutors were appointed. (Government announcement)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] New prosecutors will be assigned to prosecutor’s offices in the same cities listed for judges. (Appointment list)