The Curia of Hungary (
Hungarian:'' Kúria''), also known as the Supreme Court of Hungary (''Magyarország Legfelsőbb Bíróság''a) before 2011 is the
Supreme Court
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and highest judicial authority of
Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia a ...
. The Curia was founded in 1949 as the
People's Republic of Hungary
The Hungarian People's Republic ( hu, Magyar Népköztársaság) was a one-party socialist state from 20 August 1949
to 23 October 1989.
It was governed by the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party, which was under the influence of the Soviet Uni ...
Supreme Court. It was preceded by the
Royal Curia of the Kingdom of Hungary. The current president of the court is
András Zsolt Varga.
Presidents
Legfelsőbb Bíróság (1949–2012)
*Somogyi Ödön (1949–1950)
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Jankó Péter (1950–1953)
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Molnár Erik (1953–1954)
*Domokos József (1954–1958)
*Jahner-Bakos Mihály (1958–1963)
*Szalay József (1963–1968)
*Szakács Ödön (1968–1980)
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Szilbereky Jenő (1980–1990)
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(1990–2002)
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Lomnici Zoltán (2002–2008)
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Baka András
Baka, baká or BAKA may refer to:
Ethnicities and languages
* Baka people (Cameroon and Gabon), an African ethnic group
* Baka people (Congo and South Sudan), an African ethnic group
* Baka language, a dialect cluster of Cameroon and Gabon
* Ba ...
(2009–2011)
Kúria (2012–)
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Darák Péter (2012–2021)
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Varga Zsolt András
Varga may refer to:
* Varga, Hungary, a village in Hungary
* Varga (astrology), a technical division in Indian astrology
* Varga (band), a Canadian metal band
* Varga (comics), a Filipino comic book character
** '' Komiks Presents: Varga'', a Phi ...
(2021–)
See also
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Curia Regia
The Curia Regia was the supreme court of the Kingdom of Hungary (Hungary and Croatia) between 1723 and 1949.
Charles VI in 1723 divided it into two courts: the ''Tabula Septemviralis'' (Court of the Seven) and the ''Tabula Regia Iudiciaria'' (Ro ...
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Constitutional Court of Hungary
The Constitutional Court of Hungary ( hu, Magyarország Alkotmánybírósága) is a special court of Hungary, making judicial review of the acts of the Parliament of Hungary. The official seat of the Constitutional Court is Budapest. Until 2012 ...
External links
Official website of the Curia of Hungary (English)History of Curia (Hungarian)
References
Law of Hungary
Legal history of Hungary
Hungary
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1949 establishments in Hungary
Courts and tribunals established in 1949
Belváros-Lipótváros
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