Former CCR judge, Tudorel Toader, claims that the draft on magistrates' pensions will pass the Constitutional Court with significant changes.

The draft provides for magistrates to retire at the age of 65, with a phased increase in the age and seniority requirement from 25 to 35 years. The pension will be capped at 70% of final income, and early retirement will attract penalties of 2% a year. Constitutional Court judges are exempt from the rules, as they have a separate law. Toader believes that the new measures offer predictability in magistrates' careers and that the bill will be approved by the CCR.