Irēna Kucina is elected as Vice-President of the Constitutional court of the Republic of Latvia
Today, on 10 March 2022, Justice Irēna Kucina was elected as Vice-President of the Constitutional court of Latvia.
The election of the Vice-President was held remotely, via videoconference. The secret ballot was carried out by electronic means.
Video recording of the Court’s hearing is available here [in Latvian]:
Statement by the elected Vice-President Justice Irēna Kucina: “I will spare no effort to ensure that the Court functions effectively. I am grateful to Justices of the Constitutional court for this honour. Together with the President of the Court Aldis Laviņš and all the Justices, we are a solid team promoting a democratic Latvia under the rule of law, and ensuring the protection of fundamental rights for everyone”.
The Vice-president of the Constitutional Court helps the Court’s President to perform the duties of office and replaces the Court’s President during his or her absence.
Curriculum vitae of Irēna Kucina is available here.