Constitutional Court of Slovakia
The Constitutional Court of Slovakia (officially Constitutional Court of the Slovak Republic, Slovak: Ústavný súd Slovenskej republiky) is a special court established by the Constitution of Slovakia. Its seat is in Košice in eastern Slovakia. Its head is Ivan Fiačan (since 2019).[1]

Tasks
The basic standing of the court and its judges is regulated by the constitution (more precisely, chapter seven, part one). It rules on the compatibility of laws, decrees (either by government or local administration bodies) and legal regulations (issued by local state administration or resulting from international treaties) with the constitution. It also decides on disputes between bodies of state administration, unless if the law specifies that these disputes are decided by another state body, complaints against legally valid decisions of state bodies, elections, referendums etc., and is the only court that can try the President of Slovakia for high treason.
The Court initiates proceedings on the basis of a proposal submitted by: at least one-fifth (i.e. 30) deputies of the National Council of the Slovak Republic, the president of Slovakia, the Government of Slovakia, a court, the general prosecutor or anyone in the case of constitutional complaints.
Judges
Originally, the Court had ten judges appointed for seven years by the President, who selected them from a list of twenty candidates chosen by the National Council.[2]
After a constitutional amendment in 2001, it is composed of thirteen judges appointed for twelve years and selected by the President from a list of twenty-six candidates elected by the National Council (by a simple majority vote).
A candidate for constitutional judge must be electable to the National Council, be at least 40 years old, be a law school graduate and be practising law for at least 15 years. Judges may be taken into custody only with consent of the Constitutional Court.[3]
Current composition
| Justice / birthdate and place |
Appointed by (President) | Suggested by (government) | Age at | Start date | Length of service | Term ends | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Present | |||||||
| (President of the Court) Ivan Fiačan May 27, 1969 Martin |
Andrej Kiska |
Pellegrini | 49 | 56 | April 17, 2019 | 6 years, 317 days | April 18, 2031 | |
| (Vice-President of the Court) Ľuboš Szigeti January 11, 1959 |
Andrej Kiska |
Pellegrini | 60 | 67 | April 17, 2019 | 6 years, 317 days | April 18, 2031 | |
| Jana Baricová November 20, 1953 |
Andrej Kiska | Fico | 60 | 72 | July 10, 2014 | 11 years, 233 days | July 9, 2026 | |
| Miroslav Duriš August 28, 1966 Liptovský Mikuláš |
Andrej Kiska | Fico | 51 | 59 | December 14, 2017 | 8 years, 76 days | December 13, 2029 | |
| Peter Molnár May 10, 1974 Košice |
Andrej Kiska |
Pellegrini | 44 | 51 | April 17, 2019 | 6 years, 317 days | April 16, 2031 | |
| Libor Duľa July 21, 1966 Brno |
Zuzana Čaputová |
Pellegrini | 53 | 59 | October 10, 2019 | 6 years, 141 days | October 9, 2031 | |
| Peter Straka August 1, 1967 |
Zuzana Čaputová |
Pellegrini | 52 | 58 | October 10, 2019 | 6 years, 141 days | October 9, 2031 | |
| Ladislav Duditš March 27, 1968 Košice |
Zuzana Čaputová |
Pellegrini | 51 | 57 | October 10, 2019 | 6 years, 141 days | October 9, 2031 | |
| Rastislav Kaššák 1977 (48–49) |
Zuzana Čaputová |
Pellegrini | 41-42 | 48–49 | October 10, 2019 | 6 years, 141 days | October 9, 2031 | |
| Martin Vernarský June 15, 1977 Košice |
Zuzana Čaputová |
Pellegrini | 42 | 48 | October 10, 2019 | 6 years, 141 days | October 9, 2031 | |
| Miloš Maďar 1978 (47–48) |
Zuzana Čaputová |
Pellegrini | 40-41 | 47–48 | October 10, 2019 | 6 years, 141 days | October 9, 2031 | |
| Robert Šorl February 1, 1976 Handlová |
Zuzana Čaputová |
Matovič | 44 | 50 | September 30, 2020 | 5 years, 151 days | September 29, 2032 | |
| vacant |
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References
- ^ "President of the Constitutional Court of the Slovak Republic". Constitutional Court of the Slovak Republic. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- ^ "Constitution of Slovakia (without amendments) at theconstitutional.org". Retrieved 2008-01-19.
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"Current Members". https://www.ustavnysud.sk/en/home/judges/composition. Constitutional Court of Slovakia. Retrieved February 18, 2026.
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