Kina Chuturkova

After graduating law in the Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” (MA in Law) and obtaining certificate for practice in 1980, Kina began her judicial career as a Junior Judge at the Sofia City Court (1981–1983). She was then appointed Judge at the Sofia Regional Court, Civil Division (1984–1990), followed by a position at the Sofia City Court, serving in both Civil and Commercial Divisions (1991–1994). In 1994, Kina joined the Supreme Court of Cassation, initially in the Civil Chamber and later in the Commercial Chamber, where she served as President of the Commercial Division until 2002. In 2002 Kina left the bench, became Member of the Sofia Bar and joined BOYANOV & Co Law Firm as a Partner where she is the head of Dispute Resolution Practice Group. Parallel to that she is an arbitrator with the Court of Arbitration with the Bulgarian Industrial Association and since 2023 she is its Vice-President.

EDUCATION

• Faculty of Law, Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski, MA in Law – 1980
• Training in EU law, including judicial cooperation, organised by the European Commission (2002)
• Training in Human Rights Law and Practice at the University of Birmingham, UK (1994);
• American Judicial System Program and Judicial Restructuring Workshop at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, United States (1992)