Ernest Valko, JUDr., PhD. (10 August 1953 – 8 November 2010) was the former Chairman of the Czechoslovak Constitutional Court and prominent Slovak lawyer. Valko was shot dead inside his home in Limbach in 2010. As of May 2011, the investigation is still ongoing. According to newspaper Nový Čas, one of the versions points to an organized crime group from Bratislava. Ernest Valko was connected to numerous high-profile lawsuits at the time of his death.