List of judges of the European Court of Human Rights

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The European Court of Human Rights is an international tribunal established for enforcement of the European Convention on Human Rights. It is an organ of the Council of Europe and judges are elected to the Court by the Council's Parliamentary Assembly in respect of each Member State. However, they do not represent the state, as they hear cases as individuals. Judges of the Court as of 8 April 2020[1] are, in order of precedence:

Name Country Position[2] Term began Term ends[3]
Róbert R. Spanó Iceland Iceland President 2013 30 October 2022
Ksenija Turković Croatia Croatia Vice-President 2 January 2013 1 January 2022
Denmark Denmark Vice-President 2014 2 April 2023
Belgium Belgium 13 September 2021 12 September 2030
Síofra O'Leary Republic of Ireland Ireland Section President 2015 2 July 2024
Bulgaria Bulgaria Section President 2015 14 April 2024
Ganna Yudkivska Ukraine Ukraine Judge 2010 14 June 2019
Kateřina Šimáčková Czech Republic Czech Republic Judge 2021 2030
Poland Poland Judge 2012 1 November 2021
Moldova Moldova Judge 2021 2030
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina Judge 2012 2 December 2021
Russia Russia Judge 2 January 2013 1 January 2022
Egidijus Kūris Lithuania Lithuania Judge 2013 31 October 2022
Iulia Motoc Romania Romania Judge 2013 18 December 2022
Serbia Serbia Judge 2015 14 April 2024
Carlo Ranzoni Liechtenstein Liechtenstein Judge 2015 20 September 2024
Latvia Latvia Judge 2015 20 September 2024
Armen Harutyunyan Armenia Armenia Judge 2015 20 September 2024
Monaco Monaco Judge 2015 20 September 2024
Luxembourg Luxembourg Judge 2015 1 November 2024
Gabriele Kucsko-Stadlmayer Austria Austria Judge 2015 1 November 2024
Pere Pastor Vilanova Andorra Andorra Judge 2015 1 November 2024
Alena Poláčková Slovakia Slovakia Judge 2015 29 December 2024
Pauliine Koskelo Finland Finland Judge 2016 1 January 2025
Cyprus Cyprus Judge 2016 18 April 2025
Marko Bošnjak Slovenia Slovenia Judge 2016 30 May 2025
Tim Eicke United Kingdom United Kingdom Judge 2016 12 September 2025
Latif Huseynov Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Judge 2017 4 January 2026
North Macedonia North Macedonia Judge 2017 1 February 2026
Netherlands Netherlands Judge 2017 3 April 2026
Hungary Hungary Judge 2017 1 May 2026
Georgia (country) Georgia Judge 2018 8 January 2027
María Elósegui Spain Spain Judge 2018 15 March 2027
Montenegro Montenegro Judge 2018
San Marino San Marino Judge 2018 2027
Arnfinn Bårdsen Norway Norway Judge 2019
Albania Albania Judge 2019
Sweden Sweden Judge 2019
Italy Italy Judge 2019
Saadet Yüksel Turkey Turkey Judge 2019
Lorraine Schembri Orland Malta Malta Judge 2019
Anja Seibert-Fohr Germany Germany Judge 2019
Estonia Estonia Judge 2019
Ana Maria Guerra Martins Portugal Portugal Judge 2020
France France Judge 2020
 Greece Judge 2021
Andreas Zünd   Switzerland Judge 2021
United Kingdom United Kingdom Registrar
Belgium Belgium Deputy Registrar

Sections[]

The Court is divided into five Sections, to which each of the judges is randomly assigned.[4]

See also[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ "Composition of the ECHR - Judges, Sections, Grand Chamber". www.echr.coe.int. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
  2. ^ "Composition of the Court". European Court of Human Rights. Retrieved 1 November 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "Procedure for electing judges to the European Court of Human Rights" (PDF). Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights, Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. 9 February 2011. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 February 2011. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
  4. ^ "Composition of the Sections". European Court of Human Rights. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
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