Bogdana Zhelyavska

The Bulgarian Supreme Judicial Council (VSS) will elect on Wednesday the chair of Sofia City Court (SGS) as the titular position has been vacant since February.

The sole candidate to run for the position is the judge from SGS Kaloyan Topalov, daily Dnevnik reports.

Bulgaria's Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) has accepted the resignation of Bogdana Zhelyavska, Deputy Chair of the Sofia City Court, dnevnik.bg reported.

The SJC voted 19-0 to accept Zhelyavska's resignation on Wednesday. She is facing disciplinary action over suspected wrongdoing relating to the random assignment of court cases to judges, according to dnevnik.bg .

Justice Minister Hristo Ivanov stated Friday that he demands that the temporarily suspended Chair of the Sofia City Court, Vladimira Yaneva be officially fired.

Ivanov introduced a second proposal for a disciplinary action against Yaneva.

She submitted her resignation as a Chair of the Sofia City Court on February 24.

Vladimira Yaneva has resigned from the post of Chair of the Sofia City Court.
She keeps the post of a judge.
The resignation was submitted to the Supreme Judicial Council (VSS) at the end of the working day on Monday, according to the press office of the court.

Bulgaria's Supreme Judicial Council (VSS) has voted unanimously to remove from office Vladimira Yaneva, Chair of the Sofia City Court.

Thursday's decision of the VSS involves the removal of Yaneva from the post of Sofia City Court Chair and from the post of a judge.