Viorica Puica’s career as a magistrate kicked off in 2002, at the Botanica District Court in the capital. Prior to this promotion she had acted as an intern at the Chisinau Tribunal and worked as a lawyer for two years. In 2007 she obtained a new mandate as a court judge until her retirement age. During 2011-12 the High Council of Magistrates assigned Mrs. Puica as an administrative detail at the National Justice Institute (INJ), where she acted as the chief of the department for training of justices and prosecutors.
In parallel, between 1996 and 2007 Viorica Puica worked as a civil procedural law lecturer at the Moldova State University. In 2009 she was a trainer at INJ.
In the past years Viorica Puica competed for a number of vacancies but in spite of good and excellent marks she had never been promoted to a higher court. In 2013 for example she lost the election to a seat at the Supreme Court of Justice to Victor Micu. It was only in June 2020 that Mrs. Puica was first proposed to join the Supreme Court of Justice, though her rivals had higher marks.
Political Affiliation
Private Function
Public Function
Career
03.2011
The National Justice Institute
09.2012
head (seconded) of the judges and prosecutors training Directorate
11.2002
Botanica District Court, Chisinau
judge
1999
Chisinau Tribunal
2000
Generalization section of judicial practice and analysis of judicial statistics
1997
Chisinau Tribunal
1999
senior consultant in the legislation Section
1996
Center District Court, Chisinau
1996
intern
2000
Bar Association
2002
lawyer
1999
Moldova State University
2002
lecturer at the Faculty of law
Income
2019
Total: 336.360,89 MDL
268.860,89 MDL
salary, Chisinau Court of Law
56.000,00 MDL
honorarium, Law office „Valeriu Puica”
spouse
11.500,00 MDL
remuneration, The National Justice Institute
2018
Total: 375.879,00 MDL
266.129,00 MDL
salary, Chisinau Court of Law
107.000,00 MDL
honorarium, Law office „Valeriu Puica”
spouse
2.750,00 MDL
remuneration, The National Justice Institute
2017
Total: 779,00 EUR
281.823,40 MDL
779,00 EUR
per diem, OSCE Mission to the Republic of Moldova
243.573,40 MDL
salary, Chisinau Court of Law
36.000,00 MDL
honorarium, Law office „Valeriu Puica”
spouse
2.250,00 MDL
remuneration, The National Justice Institute
2016
Total: 342.219,79 MDL
209.531,19 MDL
salary, Botanica District Court, Chisinau
122.000,00 MDL
honorarium, Law office „Valeriu Puica”
spouse
10.073,82 MDL
remuneration, didactic activity, Center for Analysis and Prevention of Corruption
614,78 MDL
remuneration, didactic activity, The National Justice Institute
2015
Total: 410.796,92 MDL
196.000,00 MDL
remuneration, legal assistance
spouse
172.257,75 MDL
salary, Botanica District Court, Chisinau
38.637,25 MDL
remuneration, Center for Analysis and Prevention of Corruption