Konstantin Penchev
Date and place of birth: March 21,1952, Sofia.
Education: Faculty of Law, St. Kliment Ohridski University of Sofia (1976).
Postgraduate specialization in Protection of Competition, France (1991).
Trainee judge at the Sofia District Court (1977-1978).
Junior judge at the Sofia City Court (1979-1981).
Chairman of the Svoge Regional Court (1981-1984).
Expert at the Contracts and Legal Matters Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1984-1986).
Judge at the Sofia District Court (1986-1989).
Deputy Chairman of the Sofia District Court (1989- 1994).
Lawyer at the Sofia Bar Association (1994-2004).
Member of the XXXIX National Assembly (2000- 2004).
Chairman of the Supreme Administrative Court (2004- 2010).
Ombudsman of the Republic of Bulgaria (2010- 2015).
Elected Constitutional Court Justice by the XLIII National Assembly (2015).