Before being appointed as a judge in the town of Anenii Noi by a decree issued in 2005 by then President Vladimir Voronin, Dorel Musteata had worked for almost ten years as a notary official. In 2011 Mr. Musteață took over as the chairman of the Anenii Noi Court, the promotion being signed by then Acting President Marian Lupu. In 2014 he resigned from the post and accepted a seat in the High Council of Magistrates (CSM).
In November 2016 President Nicolae Timofti appointed Dorel Musteata as a judge to the Chisinau Court, effective from 1 January 2017. In October 2017 the General Assembly of Judges elected Mr. Musteață to serve a four-year term in CMS. In July 2018 CMS asked the Parliament to appoint Dorin Musteață as a sitting judge of the Supreme Court of Justice, until his retirement at the age of 65.
On 24 September 2019, during a time of political turbulence, the Chisinau Court of Appeal decided to call an extraordinary assembly of judges from across the country, but two days later CSM issued a resolution stating that there were no reasons for such a meeting. Nonetheless, the gathering took place and voted to disband CMS and elect new members. CMS did not recognize that decision and quietly continued its activities.
On 29 October 2019 a group of justices filed a complaint with the National Anticorruption Center (CNA) against CMS, claiming that the prerogatives of the CMS members were terminated on 27 September 2019. Therefore they asked CNA to hold the CMS chairman - aka Mr. Musteata - accountable for organizing the council’s meetings on 17 and 22 October 2019. The case is still pending investigation at CNA.
Dorel Musteață is a beneficiary of a subsidized apartment in a residential bloc for magistrates in the downtown of the capital (Vasile Alecsandri Street).
Political Affiliation
Private Function
Public Function
Career
10.2018
High Council of Magistrates
02.2023
member, acting president
11.2016
Chisinau Court of Law
02.2023
judge
10.2014
High Council of Magistrates
11.2016
member
09.2011
Anenii Noi Court of Law
10.2014
president
02.2005
Anenii Noi Court of Law
11.2016
judge
10.1995
Notary office no. 6, Center, Chisinau
09.1998
notary
09.1995
Riscani District Court, Chisinau
10.1995
consultant
08.1994
Botanica District Court, Chisinau
09.1995
trainee
09.1998
Notary office, Chisinau
02.2005
notary
Income
2018
Total: 292,50 EUR
540.064,03 MDL
292,50 EUR
conference participant, Council of Europe
358.373,41 MDL
salary, High Council of Magistrates
125.111,98 MDL
salary, Law Office "Bevziuc Rodica"
spouse
37.500,00 MDL
salary, The National Justice Institute
10.770,43 MDL
financial aid for study visits, Millenium DPI Partners LLC Representative Office
5.109,00 MDL
rent agricultural land, CAP Slobozia Hanesei
spouse
3.199,21 MDL
medical allowance, National House of Social Insurance
2017
Total: 7.262,25 EUR
907.991,16 MDL
4.162,25 EUR
services, Council of Europe
3.100,00 EUR
sale of car Honda
510.435,00 MDL
sale of apartment
245.573,26 MDL
salary, High Council of Magistrates
121.552,00 MDL
salary, Law Office "Bevziuc Rodica"
spouse
17.063,17 MDL
salary, The National Justice Institute
5.309,00 MDL
rent of agricultural land, CAP Slobozia Hanesei
spouse
5.103,43 MDL
financial aid for study visits, Millenium DPI Partners LLC Representative Office
2.955,30 MDL
medical allowance, National House of Social Insurance