State Judicial Council (Croatia)

State Judiciary Council Državno sudbeno vijeće
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Judicial Council overview
Type	Independent judicial body
Jurisdiction	Croatia
Location	Ulica grada Vukovara 49, Zagreb, Croatia
Number of positions	11
Budget	€440,262 (2025 plan)
Website	dsv.pravosudje.hr
President
Currently	Darko Milković since 2 March 2023
Vice President
Currently	Marina Paulić since 2 March 2023

Politics of Croatia


Constitution Constitutional Act on the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Croatia Constitutional Act on the Rights of National Minorities in the Republic of Croatia
Executive President (list) Zoran Milanović Cabinet (list) Prime Minister: Andrej Plenković
Legislative Sabor (parliament) Speaker: Gordan Jandroković Current members Opposition Leader: Siniša Hajdaš Dončić
Judiciary Supreme Court Constitutional Court State's Attorney Office National Judicial Council
Political parties in Sabor Centre (CENTAR) Civic Liberal Alliance (GLAS) Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) Croatian Demochristian Party (HDS) Croatian People's Party – Liberal Democrats (HNS-LD) Croatian Party of Pensioners (HSU) Croatian Peasant Party (HSS) Croatian Social Liberal Party (HSLS) Croatian Sovereignists (HS) Democratic Union of Hungarians of Croatia (DZMH) Focus (FOKUS) Homeland Movement (DP) Independent Democratic Serb Party (SDSS) Independent Platform of the North (NPS) Istrian Democratic Assembly (IDS) Law and Justice (PiP) Social Democratic Party (SDP) The Bridge (MOST) We can! (Možemo)
Elections and referendums Recent elections Presidential: 2019–20 2024–25 Parliamentary: 2020 2024 Local: 2017 2021 2025 European: 2019 2024 Recent referendums 1991 (independence) 2012 (EU membership) 2013 (constitution)
Administrative divisions Counties (Županije) Towns (Gradovi) Municipalities (Općine)
Foreign relations Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs Minister: Gordan Grlić-Radman Diplomatic missions of / in Croatia Passport Visa requirements Politics of the European Union
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The State Judicial Council or DSV (Croatian: Državno sudbeno vijeće) is the national council of the judiciary of Croatia. It ensures the autonomy and independence of the judicial branch in the Republic of Croatia by autonomously deciding on the appointment, promotion, transfer, dismissal and disciplinary accountability of judges and presiding judges.