Constitutional Court of Hungary

Constitutional Court of Hungary
Magyarország Alkotmánybírósága
EstablishedJanuary 1, 1990; 36 years ago (1990-01-01)
LocationBudapest
Authorized byConstitution of Hungary
Judge term length12 years
Number of positions15
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Chief Justice
CurrentlyPéter Polt

The Constitutional Court of Hungary (Hungarian: Magyarország Alkotmánybírósága) is a special court of Hungary. They do judicial reviews of the acts of the Parliament of Hungary. The official seat of the Constitutional Court is Budapest. Until 2012 the seat was in Esztergom.

The Constitutional Court is made up of 15 justices since September 1, 2011. The members then elect the President of the Court (Chief Justice) from among its members in a secret ballot. One or two vice-presidents are picked by the President of the Court.

Chief Justices

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