Romania’s Constitutional Court postpones decision on magistrates’ pensions due to lack of quorum

Four judges appointed by Romania’s ruling Social Democratic Party (PSD) to the Constitutional Court failed to show on Monday, December 29, to vote on the reform of magistrates’ pensions. As a result, the court president postponed the decision to January 16, 2026. Their actions mean that the new law cutting magistrates’ pensions and raising their retirement age to 65 cannot come into force on January 1.

The Constitutional Court (CCR) was initially supposed to rule on December 10 to determine whether the law that raises the retirement age of magistrates and reduces the service pension is constitutional. At that time, CCR judges postponed the decision until December 28. On that day, however, the same four judges left the court session, effectively blocking a decision on the same issue.