Andriy Stryzhak (judge)

Andriy Stryzhak (Ukrainian: Андрій Андрійович Стрижак; born 21 November 1947) is a Ukrainian lawyer, judge, investigator and former chairman of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine.

Stryzhak is from Zakarpattia Oblast. His working career he started at the Uzhhorod Autotransportation Company as a technician.[1] After his obligatory military service, Stryzhak enrolled to the Kharkiv Law Institute.[1] He graduated Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University (Kharkiv Law Institute) in 1971 and after half a year working as an investigator of the Ivanivka Raion persecution office (Odessa Oblast) until 1974 Stryzhak worked in the Uzhhorod city persecutor office.[1] In 1974 to 1978 Stryzhak worked in the Zakarpattia Oblast persecutor office.[1]

In 1978-1988 and 1996-2006 he was a judge of the Zakarpattia Oblast court, heading the court in 1996–2006.[1] In 1988 to 1996 Stryzhak was a judge of the Supreme Court of Ukraine, heading judicial college on criminal matters.[1] In 2006-2010 he was a judge of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine, chairing it since 2007.[1] In 2010 at the presidential inauguration Stryzhak was administering an oath from the President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych.[1][2] In 2010 he was relieved of his duties by reaching the age of retirement.[1]

During his term as a judge of the Constitutional Court, Stryzhak's son Andriy (junior) was a deputy at the Zakarpattia Oblast regional council.[2] Andriy (junior) was also involved in a car crash in Uzhhorod when he destroyed the Kakha Kaladze's Lamborghini in 2009.[2]