Zhivan Belchev

Justice

Date and place of birth: September 19, 1939, Bourgas.

Education: School of Law with the Sveti Kliment Ohridski University of Sofia (1965). Intern at the bar (1965-1966); legal adviser (1966-1967). Junior judge at the District Court in Pernik (1967-1968).

Member of the District Court in Pernik (1968-1972), the Sofia Borough Court (1973-1980), the Sofia City Court (1981- 1986), the Supreme Court (1986-2000).

Appointed Constitutional Court justice by the President of the Republic (2000).