Public hearing of judge Oxana Mironov from the North Court of Appeal

Judge Oxana Mironov from the North Court of Appeal was interviewed by the Judicial Vetting Commission as part of the external evaluation process conducted under Law 252/2023 on the evaluation of judges and prosecutors.

The public hearing represents the stage in which the Commission offers the evaluated judge the opportunity to respond to any integrity-related concerns identified during the verification process. The case of Judge Mironov was assigned to Panel B of the Commission for evaluation. The panel members – Scott Bales, Willem Brower, and Iurie Gațcan – addressed several clarification questions to the judge, focusing on financial integrity and ethical conduct.

In particular, the discussion centered on:

▪️ clarification regarding a potentially unjustified increase in assets during the period 2012–2023;

▪️ details concerning the circumstances of a possible conflict of interest.

Following the hearing, the panel will approve a report outlining the relevant facts, the rationale, and the recommendation on whether the subject has successfully passed the evaluation. The outcome of the evaluation will be made public, and the report will be submitted to the Superior Council of Magistracy.

⭕️ For hearings conducted under Law No. 252/2023, the six members of the Commission have been divided into two panels of three members each, referred to as Panel A and Panel B. Each panel includes both national and international members.

📜The external extraordinary evaluation is carried out based on the following principles:

a) independence of the Evaluation Commission;

b) fairness of the evaluation procedure;

c) publicity of the acts issued in the evaluation process;

d) exceptional nature of the evaluation.

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