university professor

Qualification

  • 1976 University of Szeged Faculty of Law – degree of law and political sciences

Academic degree

  • 1996 PhD
  • 2009 habilitation

Occupational data

  • University of Szeged Faculty of Law
    • 1976 – trainee, assistant lecturer, assistant professor
    • 2010 – professor
  • Károli Gáspár Reformed University Faculty of Law
    • 2001 – assistant professor
    • 2010 – professor
  • Szeged Bar Association
  • 1999 – attorney at law (since 2015 paused)
  • Arbitral Tribunal functioning next to the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce
  • 2004 – permanent arbitrator

Professional and public posts

Already completed professional and public posts

  1. University of Szeged Faculty of Law – dean (2002-2013)
  2. József Attila University – chancellor (1993-1999)
  3. University of Szeged – university secretary (2000-2002)
  4. University of Szeged – member of the University Board (1988-2013); member of The Senate (2015 –present)
  5. Károli Gáspár Reformed University Faculty of Law Department of Civil Procedure Law – head of department (2002-2012)
  6. University of Szeged Department of Civil Law and Civil Procedure Law – head of department (2001-2016)
  7. University of Szeged Faculty of Law – member of the Faculty Council (1978-2016)
  8. Károli Gáspár Reformed University Faculty of Law – member of the Faculty Council (2002-2012; 2019 – present)
  9. Civil Procedural Codification Drafting Committee – member (2013-2014)
  10. Ministry of Justice Civil Procedural Codification Drafting Committee – chairman (2015-2016)
  11. Szeged Bar Association – board member (2005-2015)
  12. Hungarian Academy of Sciences IX. Class Committee of Law and Political Sciences – member (2011-2017)
  13. Hungarian Accreditation Committee Legal and Administrative Committee – member (2003-2007), co-chairman (2007-2010)
  14. National Judicial Council, Scientific Committee on Education – member (2008-2010)
  15. Hungarian Rectors’ Conference, Legal and Administrative Committee – member, co-chairman (2006-2012) chairman (2012-2013)
  16. Association of Economic Leaders in Higher Education – member of board (1995-2000)
  17. National Scientific Students Council Professional Committee of Law and Political Sciences – executive chairman (2011-2013) chairman (2014-2018)
  18. Hungarian Fishermen’s Association – president (2000-2014)

Actual professional and social posts:

  1. Hungarian Lawyers Association Csongrád County Organisation – member of the board (2002 –), vice chairman (2014 –)
  2. Ministry of Justice Law Academy of Judicial Services – head (ministerial commissioner 2015-2020), head of department (2020 –)
  3. Ministry of Justice, Legal Examination Committee – member (1995 –)
  4. Ministry of Justice Bailiff’s Legal Examination Committee – member (2010 –) 
  5. Hungarian Academy of Sciences – member (1997 –)
  6. Magyar Jog Editorial Committee – member (2019 –)
  7. Miskolci Jogi Szemle Advisory Board – member (2005 –)
  8. University of Miskolc Faculty of Law Council of Doctoral School – member (2002 –)
  9. Károli Gáspár Reformed University Law and Political Sciences Doctoral and Habilitational Committee – member (2014 –)
  10. Arbitral Tribunal functioning next to the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce – arbitrator (2004 –), member of the board (2010 – 2019)

Honours (the most significant ones):

  1. Student Movement Award                                        2002. (University of Szeged))
  2. Pro Universitate Award                                            2003. (University of Szeged)
  3. Pro Urbe Award                                                        2003. (Szeged)
  4. Republic of Hungary Order of Merit                        2006. (President of the Republic)
  5. Honour called Gyula Tibor Nagy                             2006. (Minister of State Education)
  6. Honour called László Szalay                                    2009. (Hungarian Lawyers Association)
  7. Republic of Hungary Order of Merit                        2014. (President of the Republic)
  8. Honour called Klebersberg Kúnó                             2016 (University of Szeged)
  9. Honour called Deák Ferenc                                      2019. (Minister of Justice)

Scientific publications:

1.         Books, chapters, editorials,consultations 107

2.         Lectures on scientific conferences 68

3.         Other lectures on conferences 19

Languages

  • German
  • Russian