List of judges at the General Court of the European Union
The judiciary at the General Court of the European Union is exercised by 54 judges . Every member state of the European Union is now represented by two judges.
Previous and current judges (list not complete)
The names of current judges are in bold.
| Surname | country | Beginning of the term of office | Elected until |
|---|---|---|---|
| José Luís da Cruz Vilaça (* 1944), President 1989–1995 |
 Portugal
|
September 1, 1989 | 17th September 1995 |
| Donal Barrington (born 1954) |
 Ireland
|
September 1, 1989 | January 10, 1996 |
| Christos Yeraris (* 1938) |
 Greece
|
September 1, 1989 | September 18, 1992 |
| Jacques Biancarelli (* 1948) |
 France
|
September 1, 1989 | 17th September 1995 |
| Antonio Saggio (* 1934), President 1995–1998 |
 Italy
|
September 25, 1989 | March 4, 1998 |
| David Edward (* 1934) |
 United Kingdom
|
September 25, 1989 | March 9, 1992 |
| Heinrich Kirschner (* 1938) |
 Germany
|
September 25, 1989 | February 6, 1997 |
| Romain Schintgen (* 1939) |
 Luxembourg
|
September 25, 1989 | July 11, 1996 |
| Cornelis Paulus Briët (* 1944) |
 Netherlands
|
September 25, 1989 | 17th September 1998 |
| Bo Vesterdorf (* 1945), President 1998–2007 |
 Denmark
|
September 25, 1989 | September 17, 2007 |
| Rafael García-Valdecasas y Fernández (* 1946) |
 Spain
|
September 25, 1989 | September 17, 2007 |
| Koen Lenaerts (* 1954) |
 Belgium
|
September 25, 1989 | October 6, 2003 |
| Christopher William Bellamy (* 1946) |
United Kingdom
|
March 10, 1992 | December 15, 1999 |
| Andreas Kalogeropoulos (* 1944) |
Greece
|
September 18, 1992 | 17th September 1998 |
| Josef Azizi (* 1948) |
 Austria
|
January 18, 1995 | August 31, 2013 |
| Virpi Tiili (* 1942) |
 Finland
|
January 18, 1995 | October 6, 2009 |
| Pernilla Lindh (* 1945) |
 Sweden
|
January 18, 1995 | October 6, 2006 |
| André Potocki (* 1950) |
France
|
September 18, 1995 | September 19, 2001 |
| Rui Gens de Moura Ramos (* 1950) |
Portugal
|
September 18, 1995 | March 31, 2003 |
| John Cooke (born 1944) |
Ireland
|
January 10, 1996 | September 15, 2008 |
| Marc Jaeger (* 1954), President 2007–2019 |
Luxembourg
|
July 11, 1996 | August 31, 2016 |
| Jörg Pirrung (* 1940) |
Germany
|
June 11, 1997 | September 17, 2007 |
| Paolo Mengozzi (* 1938) |
Italy
|
March 4, 1998 | May 3, 2006 |
| Mihalis Vilaras (* 1950) |
Greece
|
17th September 1998 | October 25, 2010 |
| Arjen Meij (* 1944) |
Netherlands
|
17th September 1998 | September 13, 2010 |
| Nicholas James Forwood (* 1948) |
United Kingdom
|
December 15, 1999 | October 6, 2015 |
| Ian Stewart Forrester (* 1945) |
United Kingdom
|
October 7, 2015 | August 31, 2019 |
| Hubert Legal (* 1954) |
France
|
September 19, 2001 | September 17, 2007 |
| Maria Eugénia Martins de Nazaré Ribeiro (* 1956) |
Portugal
|
March 31, 2003 | August 31, 2016 |
| Franklin Dehousse (* 1959) |
Belgium
|
October 7, 2003 | August 31, 2016 |
| Ena Cremona (* 1937) |
 Malta
|
May 12, 2004 | August 31, 2013 |
| Ottó Czúcz (* 1946) |
 Hungary
|
May 12, 2004 | August 31, 2019 |
| Irena Wiszniewska-Białecka (1947-2018) |
 Poland
|
May 12, 2004 | August 31, 2016 |
| Irena Pelikánová (* 1949) |
 Czech Republic
|
May 12, 2004 | August 31, 2019 |
| Vilenas Vadapalas (* 1954) |
 Lithuania
|
May 12, 2004 | August 31, 2013 |
| Küllike Jürimäe (* 1962) |
 Estonia
|
May 12, 2004 | August 31, 2016 |
| Ingrīda Labucka (* 1963) |
 Latvia
|
May 12, 2004 | August 31, 2019 |
| Savvas Papasavvas (* 1969) |
 Cyprus
|
May 12, 2004 | August 31, 2016 |
| Verica Trstenjak (* 1962) |
 Slovenia
|
July 7, 2004 | October 6, 2006 |
| Enzo Moavero Milanesi (* 1954) |
Italy
|
May 3, 2006 | November 15, 2011 |
| Nils Wahl (* 1961) |
Sweden
|
October 7, 2006 | November 28, 2012 |
| Miro Prek (* 1965) |
Slovenia
|
October 7, 2006 | August 31, 2019 |
| Teodor Tchipev (* 1940) |
 Bulgaria
|
January 12, 2007 | August 31, 2013 |
| Valeriu M. Ciuca (* 1960) |
 Romania
|
January 12, 2007 | August 31, 2010 |
| Alfred Dittrich (* 1950) |
Germany
|
September 17, 2007 | August 31, 2019 |
| Santiago Soldevila Fragoso (* 1960) |
Spain
|
September 17, 2007 | August 31, 2013 |
| Laurent Truchot (* 1962) |
France
|
September 17, 2007 | August 31, 2013 |
| Sten Frimodt Nielsen (* 1963) |
Denmark
|
September 17, 2007 | August 31, 2016 |
| Kevin O'Higgins (born 1946) |
Ireland
|
September 15, 2008 | August 31, 2013 |
| Heikki Kanninen (* 1952) |
Finland
|
October 7, 2009 | August 31, 2016 |
| Juraj Schwarcz (* 1952) |
 Slovakia
|
October 7, 2009 | August 31, 2016 |
| Marc van der Woude (* 1960), President since 2019 |
Netherlands
|
September 1, 2010 | August 31, 2016 |
| Dimitrios Gratsias (* 1957) |
Greece
|
October 25, 2010 | August 31, 2016 |
| Andrei Popescu (* 1948) |
Romania
|
November 26, 2010 | August 31, 2016 |
| Mariyana Kancheva (* 1958) |
Bulgaria
|
September 19, 2011 | August 31, 2019 |
| Guido Berardis (* 1950) |
Italy
|
17th September 2012 | August 31, 2019 |
| Eugène Buttigieg (* 1961) |
Malta
|
October 8, 2012 | August 31, 2019 |
| Viktor Kreuschitz (* 1952) |
Austria
|
September 1st 2013 | August 31, 2016 |
| Stéphane Gervasoni (* 1967) |
France
|
September 1st 2013 | August 31, 2019 |
| Ignacio Ulloa Rubio (* 1967) |
Spain
|
September 1st 2013 | August 31, 2019 |
| Anthony Michael Collins (* 1960) |
Ireland
|
September 1st 2013 | August 31, 2019 |
| Egidijus Bieliūnas (* 1950) |
Lithuania
|
September 1st 2013 | August 31, 2019 |
| Vesna Tomljenović (* 1956) |
 Croatia
|
September 1st 2013 | August 31, 2019 |
| Carl Wetter (* 1949) |
Sweden
|
September 1st 2013 | August 31, 2019 |
| Johannes Laitenberger (* 1964) |
Germany
|
1st September 2019 | August 31, 2025 |
| Gabriele Steinfatt (* 1977) |
Germany
|
1st September 2019 | August 31, 2025 |
Chancellor
| Surname | country | Beginning of the term of office | Elected until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hans Jung (1944-2009) |
Germany
|
October 10, 1989 | October 5, 2005 |
| Emmanuel Coulon (* 1968) |
France
|
October 6, 2005 | October 6, 2017 |
See also
- List of judges at the European Court of Justice
- List of German judges and advocates general at the European Court of Justice
- List of judges at the European Court of Human Rights
Web links
- Composition of the court and further information on the judges on the website of the European Court of Justice
- Protocol order
- Overview of terms of office (PDF)