List of judges at the European Court of Justice
The European Court of Justice ( ECJ , officially just called the Court of Justice ) is the judicial body of the European Union . Since the Treaty of Nice, every member state has at least one judge sent to the Court of Justice. In order to ensure the efficiency of the enlarged Court of Justice, a grand chamber of eleven judges will be created to act as a panel instead of the plenary.
The Court currently consists of 27 judges and 11 advocates-general . Acting President is Koen Lenaerts . The names of the currently officiating judges are highlighted in bold.
Judge
| Surname | country | Beginning of the term of office | Term expires |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louis Delvaux (1895-1976) | Belgium | 4th December 1952 | October 8, 1967 |
| Josse J. Mertens de Wilmars (1912-2002) | Belgium | October 9, 1967 | April 10, 1984 |
| René Joliet (1938–1995) | Belgium | April 10, 1984 | July 15, 1995 |
| Melchior Wathelet (* 1949) | Belgium | September 19, 1995 | October 6, 2003 |
| Koen Lenaerts (* 1954) | Belgium | October 7, 2003 | October 6, 2021 |
| Alexander Arabadjiev (* 1949) | Bulgaria | January 12, 2007 | October 6, 2024 |
| Max Sørensen (1913–1981) | Denmark | January 9, 1973 | October 8, 1979 |
| Ole Due (1931-2005) | Denmark | October 9, 1979 | October 6, 1994 |
| Claus Christian Gulmann (* 1942) | Denmark | October 7, 1994 | January 10, 2006 |
| Lars Bay Larsen (born 1953) | Denmark | January 11, 2006 | October 6, 2021 |
| Otto Riese (1894–1977) | Germany | 4th December 1952 | February 6, 1963 |
| Walter Strauss (1900–1976) | Germany | February 6, 1963 | October 28, 1970 |
| Hans Kutscher (1911–1993) | Germany | October 28, 1970 | October 31, 1980 |
| Ulrich Everling (* 1925) | Germany | October 6, 1980 | October 6, 1988 |
| Kai Bahlmann (1927-2009) | Germany | October 7, 1982 | October 6, 1988 |
| Manfred Zuleeg (1935–2015) | Germany | October 7, 1988 | October 6, 1994 |
| Günter Hirsch (* 1943) | Germany | October 7, 1994 | July 14, 2000 |
| Ninon Colneric (* 1948) | Germany | July 15, 2000 | October 6, 2006 |
| Thomas von Danwitz (* 1962) | Germany | October 7, 2006 | October 6, 2024 |
| Uno Lõhmus (* 1952) | Estonia | May 11, 2004 | October 23, 2013 |
| Küllike Jürimäe (* 1962) | Estonia | October 23, 2013 | October 6, 2021 |
| Leif Sevón (* 1941) | Finland | January 18, 1995 | January 16, 2002 |
| Allan Rosas (* 1948) | Finland | January 17, 2002 | October 6, 2021 |
| Jacques Rueff (1896–1978) | France | 4th December 1952 | May 18, 1962 |
| Robert Lecourt (1908-2004) | France | May 18, 1962 | October 25, 1976 |
| Adolphe Touffait (1907–1990) | France | October 26, 1976 | October 6, 1982 |
| Fernand Grévisse (1924-2002) | France | 4th June 1981 | October 6, 1982 |
| October 7, 1988 | October 7, 1994 | ||
| Yves Galmot (* 1931) | France | October 7, 1982 | October 6, 1988 |
| Jean-Pierre Puissochet (* 1936) | France | October 7, 1994 | October 6, 2006 |
| Jean-Claude Bonichot (* 1955) | France | October 7, 2006 | October 6, 2024 |
| Alexandros Chloros (1926–1982) | Greece | January 12, 1981 | November 15, 1982 |
| Constantinos Kakouris (1919-2000) | Greece | March 14, 1983 | October 6, 1997 |
| Crateros Ioannou (1935–1999) | Greece | October 7, 1997 | March 10, 1999 |
| Vassilios Skouris (* 1948) | Greece | June 8, 1999 | October 6, 2015 |
| Michail Vilaras (* 1950) | Greece | October 7, 2015 | October 6, 2021 |
| Alexander Mackenzie Stuart (1924-2000) | Great Britain | January 9, 1973 | October 6, 1988 |
| Gordon Slynn (1930-2009) | Great Britain | October 7, 1988 | March 10, 1992 |
| David Edward (* 1934) | Great Britain | March 10, 1992 | January 7, 2004 |
| Konrad Schiemann (* 1937) | Great Britain | January 8, 2004 | October 6, 2012 |
| Christopher Vajda (* 1955) | Great Britain | October 7, 2012 | January 31, 2020 |
| Ó Dálaigh Cearbhall (1911–1978) | Ireland | January 9, 1973 | December 12, 1974 |
| Andreas O'Keeffe (1912–1994) | Ireland | December 12th 1975 | January 16, 1985 |
| Thomas F. O'Higgins (1916-2003) | Ireland | January 16, 1985 | October 6, 1991 |
| John L. Murray (born 1943) | Ireland | October 6, 1991 | October 5, 1999 |
| Fidelma Macken (* 1942) | Ireland | October 6, 1999 | October 13, 2004 |
| Aindrias Ó Caoimh (* 1950) | Ireland | October 13, 2004 | October 6, 2015 |
| Eugene Regan (born 1952) | Ireland | October 7, 2015 | October 6, 2021 |
| Massimo Pilotti (1879–1962) | Italy | 4th December 1952 | October 6, 1958 |
| Rino Rossi (1889–1974) | Italy | October 7, 1958 | October 7, 1964 |
| Nicola Catalano (1910-1984) | Italy | 1958 | 1961 |
| Alberto Trabucchi (1907-1998) | Italy | March 8, 1962 | December 12, 1972 |
| Riccardo Monaco (1909-2000) | Italy | October 8, 1964 | 3rd February 1976 |
| Francesco Capotorti (1925-2002) | Italy | 3rd February 1976 | October 6, 1976 |
| Giacinto Bosco (1905-1997) | Italy | October 7, 1976 | October 6, 1988 |
| G. Federico Mancini (1927-1999) | Italy | October 7, 1988 | July 21, 1999 |
| Antonio Mario La Pergola (1931-2007) | Italy | October 7, 1994 | December 31, 1994 |
| December 15, 1999 | May 3, 2006 | ||
| Antonio Tizzano (* 1940) | Italy | May 4, 2006 | October 6, 2018 |
| Lucia Serena Rossi (* 1958) | Italy | October 8, 2018 | October 6, 2024 |
| Siniša Rodin (* 1963) | Croatia | 4th July 2013 | October 6, 2021 |
| Egils Levits (* 1955) | Latvia | May 11, 2004 | October 6, 2024 |
| Pranas Kūris (* 1938) | Lithuania | May 11, 2004 | October 6, 2010 |
| Egidijus Jarašiūnas (* 1952) | Lithuania | October 6, 2010 | October 6, 2018 |
| Irmantas Jarukaitis (* 1973) | Lithuania | October 8, 2018 | October 7, 2024 |
| Charles Léon Hammes (1898-1967) | Luxembourg | 4th December 1952 | October 9, 1967 |
| Pierre Pescatore (1919-2010) | Luxembourg | October 9, 1967 | October 7, 1985 |
| Fernand Schockweiler (1935–1996) | Luxembourg | October 7, 1985 | June 1, 1996 |
| Romain Schintgen (* 1939) | Luxembourg | July 12, 1996 | January 14, 2008 |
| Jean-Jacques Kasel (* 1946) | Luxembourg | January 15, 2008 | October 7, 2013 |
| François Biltgen (* 1958) | Luxembourg | October 7, 2013 | October 6, 2021 |
| Anthony Borg Barthet (* 1947) | Malta | May 11, 2004 | October 6, 2018 |
| Peter George Xuereb (* 1954) | Malta | October 8, 2018 | October 6, 2024 |
| Petrus Serrarens (1888–1963) | Netherlands | 4th December 1952 | October 6, 1958 |
| Adrianus van Kleffens (1899–1973) | Netherlands | December 10, 1952 | October 6, 1958 |
| André Donner (1918–1992) | Netherlands | October 7, 1958 | March 29, 1979 |
| Thymen Koopmans (* 1929) | Netherlands | March 29, 1979 | March 29, 1990 |
| Paul Joan George Kapteyn (* 1928) | Netherlands | March 29, 1990 | October 6, 2000 |
| Christiaan Timmermans (* 1941) | Netherlands | October 7, 2000 | June 10, 2010 |
| Alexandra Prechal (* 1959) | Netherlands | June 10, 2010 | October 6, 2024 |
| Peter Jann (* 1935) | Austria | January 19, 1995 | October 6, 2009 |
| Maria Berger (* 1956) | Austria | October 7, 2009 | 20th March 2019 |
| Andreas Kumin (* 1965) | Austria | 20th March 2019 | October 6, 2024 |
| Jerzy Makarczyk (* 1938) | Poland | May 11, 2004 | October 6, 2009 |
| Marek Safjan (* 1949) | Poland | October 7, 2009 | October 6, 2021 |
| José Carlos de Carvalho Moitinho de Almeida (* 1935) | Portugal | January 31, 1986 | October 6, 2000 |
| José Narciso da Cunha Rodrigues (* 1940) | Portugal | October 7, 2000 | October 6, 2012 |
| José Luís da Cruz Vilaça (* 1944) | Portugal | October 7, 2012 | October 6, 2018 |
| Nuno José Cardoso da Silva Piçarra (* 1957) | Portugal | October 8, 2018 | October 6, 2024 |
| Camelia Toader (born 1963) | Romania | January 12, 2007 | October 6, 2021 |
| Hans Ragnemalm (* 1940) | Sweden | January 18, 1995 | October 6, 2000 |
| Stig von Bahr (* 1939) | Sweden | October 7, 2000 | October 6, 2006 |
| Pernilla Lindh (* 1945) | Sweden | October 7, 2006 | October 6, 2011 |
| Carl Gustav Fernlund (* 1950) | Sweden | October 6, 2011 | October 6, 2024 |
| Ján Klučka (* 1951) | Slovakia | May 11, 2004 | October 6, 2009 |
| Daniel Šváby (* 1951) | Slovakia | October 7, 2009 | October 6, 2021 |
| Marko Ilešič (* 1947) | Slovenia | May 11, 2004 | October 6, 2021 |
| Gil Carlos Rodríguez Iglesias (1946-2019) | Spain | January 31, 1986 | October 6, 2003 |
| Manuel Diez de Velasco (1926-2009) | Spain | October 7, 1988 | October 6, 1994 |
| Rosario Silva de Lapuerta (* 1954) | Spain | October 7, 2003 | October 6, 2021 |
| Jiří Malenovský (* 1950) | Czech Republic | May 11, 2004 | October 6, 2024 |
| Endre Juhász (* 1944) | Hungary | May 11, 2004 | October 6, 2021 |
| George Arestis (* 1945) | Cyprus | May 11, 2004 | October 6, 2014 |
| Constantinos Lycourgos (* 1964) | Cyprus | October 8, 2014 | October 6, 2024 |
chancellery
| Surname | country | Beginning of the term of office | Term expires |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Van Houtte (1914-2002) | Belgium | March 26, 1953 | February 9, 1982 |
| Paul Heim (* 1932) | Great Britain | February 10, 1982 | February 9, 1988 |
| Jean-Guy Giraud (* 1944) | France | February 10, 1988 | February 9, 1994 |
| Roger Grass (born 1948) | France | February 10, 1994 | October 6, 2010 |
| Alfredo Calot Escobar (* 1961) | Spain | October 7, 2010 | October 6, 2022 |
See also
- List of Advocates General
- List of judges at the European Court of First Instance
- List of judges at the European Union Civil Service Tribunal
Web links
- Acting judges and advocates general. ECJ website
- Former judges and advocates general. ECJ website
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b orf.at: Austria's new ECJ judge officially appointed . Article dated March 7, 2019, accessed March 7, 2019.