Documented cases, fact by fact8 cases
When the state turnsagainst its own citizens.
These people ruled, spoke out or challenged. The timelines show what the state’s institutions did next, act by act.
The person≠versusThe power of the state
141 interventions by the state679 factseach with at least one source
Where wasLia?
Lia Savonea’s career and the state’s interventions in the cases are placed on the same calendar axis.
What it shows: documented concurrence. What it does not claim on its own: that an office caused an abuse.
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- hatching and “?”: date with no official record found
- still in post on 8 November 2026
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Lia Savonea’s posts
The state, case by case
The posts, with notes and sources
Bucharest District 6 Court
- judgestart and end unproventranslated from Romanian
details and sources
The years come from the biographies published by Agerpres and AHJUCAF, which may share the same origin. The dates of taking up and leaving the office are not proven, with no official act found.
- court presidentstart and end unproventranslated from Romanian
details and sources
The years come from the biographies published by Agerpres and AHJUCAF, which may share the same origin. The dates of taking up and leaving the office are not proven, with no official act found.
Bucharest Tribunal
- judgestart unproventranslated from Romanian
details and sources
The start, the year 2003, comes from the Agerpres and AHJUCAF biographies, with no official act found; the date she took up the office is not proven. Promoted to judge at the Bucharest Court of Appeal from 15 February 2006 (Hot. Plen CSM nr. 104/08.02.2006, a decision of the CSM Plenary).
- president of the First Criminal Sectionstart unproventranslated from Romanian
details and sources
The start, the year 2003, comes from the Agerpres and AHJUCAF biographies, with no official act found; the date she took up the office is not proven. Hot. CSM-SJ nr. 65/16.03.2006, a decision of the CSM Section for Judges, records that from 15 February 2006 the post “became vacant through the promotion” of her („a devenit vacant prin promovarea” ei).
- delegated president of the First Criminal Sectiontranslated from Romanian
details and sources
Delegated from 15 February 2006 for 90 days, but no later than the post being filled by competition (Hot. CSM-SJ nr. 65/16.03.2006, a decision of the CSM Section for Judges); the delegation ended on 13 April 2006 (Hot. CSM-SJ nr. 93/13.04.2006).
- judge (with court-of-appeal rank)translated from Romanian
details and sources
Transferred from the Bucharest Court of Appeal to the Bucharest Tribunal from 13 April 2006, keeping the rank (Hot. CSM-SJ nr. 93/13.04.2006, a decision of the CSM Section for Judges). Transferred back to the Bucharest Court of Appeal from 1 January 2009 (Hot. CSM-SJ nr. 467/04.12.2008).
- president of the First Criminal Sectiontranslated from Romanian
details and sources
Appointed for 3 years from 13 April 2006 (Hot. CSM-SJ nr. 93/13.04.2006, a decision of the CSM Section for Judges); released from office from 1 January 2009, the date of the transfer to the Bucharest Court of Appeal (Hot. CSM-SJ nr. 467/04.12.2008).
Bucharest Court of Appeal
- judgetranslated from Romanian
details and sources
Promoted from 15 February 2006 (Hot. Plen CSM nr. 104/08.02.2006, a decision of the CSM Plenary) and, from the same date, delegated to the Bucharest Tribunal for 90 days by Decizia Curții de Apel București nr. 88/2006 (a decision of the Bucharest Court of Appeal), cited in Hot. CSM-SJ nr. 93/13.04.2006, a decision of the CSM Section for Judges. Transferred to the Bucharest Tribunal from 13 April 2006, keeping the rank of court-of-appeal judge (Hot. CSM-SJ nr. 93/13.04.2006).
- judgetranslated from Romanian
details and sources
Transferred from the Bucharest Tribunal from 1 January 2009 (Hot. CSM-SJ nr. 467/04.12.2008, a decision of the CSM Section for Judges); promoted to the High Court of Cassation and Justice from 1 June 2023 (Hot. CSM-SJ nr. 405/23.03.2023).
- vice-presidenttranslated from Romanian
details and sources
Appointed for 3 years from 1 January 2009 (Hot. CSM-SJ nr. 521/17.12.2008, a decision of the CSM Section for Judges). The office became temporarily vacant from 1 May 2009, “through the delegation” of her („prin delegarea” ei) as president of the court (Hot. CSM-SJ nr. 316/07.05.2009).
- delegated presidentend unproventranslated from Romanian
details and sources
Delegated as president of the court from 1 May 2009, for at most 90 days (Hot. CSM-SJ nr. 309/30.04.2009, a decision of the CSM Section for Judges). The last extension found starts on 30 January 2011, for at most 6 months (Hot. CSM-SJ nr. 1260/15.12.2010), and the date the delegation ended is not proven.
- vice-presidenttranslated from Romanian
details and sources
Appointed for a new 3-year term from 1 January 2012 (Hot. CSM-SJ nr. 972/14.12.2011, a decision of the CSM Section for Judges); released from office from 3 July 2012, the date of the appointment as president of the court (Hot. CSM-SJ nr. 491/03.07.2012).
- presidenttranslated from Romanian
details and sources
Appointed for 3 years from 3 July 2012 (Hot. CSM-SJ nr. 491/03.07.2012, a decision of the CSM Section for Judges). Appointed for a new term from 3 July 2015 (Hot. CSM-SJ nr. 516/30.06.2015).
- presidentend unproventranslated from Romanian
details and sources
Appointed for 3 years from 3 July 2015 (Hot. CSM-SJ nr. 516/30.06.2015, a decision of the CSM Section for Judges). Hot. CSM-SJ nr. 751/27.06.2017 records the office as temporarily vacant from her validation as a CSM member, and the delegation of another judge from 7 January 2017; the date she left the office is not proven.
- presidentstart unproventranslated from Romanian
details and sources
In 2023 the acts of the CSM name her as the holder of the office, with the term given by Hot. CSM-SJ nr. 516/30.06.2015 (a decision of the CSM Section for Judges) “due to expire on 13.07.2024” („urmând a expira la data de 13.07.2024”), and the date of her return to the office is not proven. Released from office from 1 June 2023 (Hot. CSM-SJ nr. 405/23.03.2023).
Superior Council of Magistracy (CSM)
- elected member (judges, courts of appeal)start and end unproventranslated from Romanian
details and sources
Elected by the general assemblies of 27 October 2016 (Hot. Plen CSM nr. 1445/22.11.2016, a decision of the CSM Plenary) and mentioned as a member of the CSM on 12 January 2017 (Hot. Plen CSM nr. 2/12.01.2017); the date of validation and of taking up the term is not proven. The end, January 2023, is the month in which the press reports the new members taking up their terms, without naming her; the date she left the office is not proven, with no official act found.
- presidenttranslated from Romanian
details and sources
Designated on 12 December 2018 for a one-year term from 7 January 2019 (Hot. Plen CSM nr. 1077/12.12.2018, a decision of the CSM Plenary); the term expires on 7 January 2020 (Hot. Plen CSM nr. 277/18.12.2019).
High Court of Cassation and Justice (ÎCCJ)
- judge, Criminal Sectiontranslated from Romanian
details and sources
Promoted to the Criminal Section from 1 June 2023 (Hot. CSM-SJ nr. 405/23.03.2023, a decision of the CSM Section for Judges). Up to 8 November 2026, no act ending the office was found.
- presidentstart unproventranslated from Romanian
details and sources
Appointed on 23 June 2025 for 3 years, from the date the office falls vacant but no later than 17 September 2025 (Hot. CSM-SJ nr. 1533/23.06.2025, a decision of the CSM Section for Judges). The date she took up the office, 1 August 2025, comes from the press and from the AHJUCAF biography; with no official act found, the date is not proven.
The state’s first intervention
Daniela Panioglu
Inspecția Judiciară
At the first intervention, Lia Savonea was: judge, Bucharest Court of Appeal, 1 January 2009–1 June 2023; vice-president, Bucharest Court of Appeal, 1 January 2012–3 July 2012.
see the 20 interventions and their sourcesCamelia Bogdan
sesizare IJ
At the first intervention, Lia Savonea was: judge, Bucharest Court of Appeal, 1 January 2009–1 June 2023; president, Bucharest Court of Appeal, 3 July 2015–January 2017 (end unproven).
see the 23 interventions and their sourcesCristi Danileț
sesizare IJ
At the first intervention, Lia Savonea was: judge, Bucharest Court of Appeal, 1 January 2009–1 June 2023; elected member (judges, courts of appeal), Superior Council of Magistracy (CSM), January 2017–January 2023 (start and end unproven); president, Superior Council of Magistracy (CSM), 7 January 2019–7 January 2020.
see the 40 interventions and their sourcesAndrea Chiș
Inspecția Judiciară, dezmințire publică
At the first intervention, Lia Savonea was: judge, Bucharest Court of Appeal, 1 January 2009–1 June 2023; elected member (judges, courts of appeal), Superior Council of Magistracy (CSM), January 2017–January 2023 (start and end unproven); president, Superior Council of Magistracy (CSM), 7 January 2019–7 January 2020.
see the 5 interventions and their sourcesStancu și Fundătureanu
sesizare IJ
At the first intervention, Lia Savonea was: judge, Bucharest Court of Appeal, 1 January 2009–1 June 2023; elected member (judges, courts of appeal), Superior Council of Magistracy (CSM), January 2017–January 2023 (start and end unproven).
see the 19 interventions and their sourcesSorina-Iolanda Marinaș
Inspecția Judiciară (sesizare din oficiu)
At the first intervention, Lia Savonea was: judge, Criminal Section, High Court of Cassation and Justice (ÎCCJ), 1 June 2023–present; president, High Court of Cassation and Justice (ÎCCJ), 1 August 2025–present (start unproven).
see the 14 interventions and their sourcesLaurențiu Beșu
încetarea delegării (versiunea CAB)
At the first intervention, Lia Savonea was: judge, Criminal Section, High Court of Cassation and Justice (ÎCCJ), 1 June 2023–present; president, High Court of Cassation and Justice (ÎCCJ), 1 August 2025–present (start unproven).
see the 13 interventions and their sourcesRaluca Moroșanu
IJ anunță verificări
At the first intervention, Lia Savonea was: judge, Criminal Section, High Court of Cassation and Justice (ÎCCJ), 1 June 2023–present; president, High Court of Cassation and Justice (ÎCCJ), 1 August 2025–present (start unproven).
see the 7 interventions and their sourcesThis view makes the overlap in time visible. A causal link, if one is claimed, has to be shown separately, through facts and sources.