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 07 July 2025 [1] are, in order of precedence:

Contents

NameCountryPosition [2] Term beganTerm ends [3]
Mattias Guyomar Flag of France.svg France President22 June 202022 June 2029
Arnfinn Bårdsen Flag of Norway.svg Norway Vice-President1 January 20191 January 2028
Ivana Jelić Flag of Montenegro.svg Montenegro Vice-President12 July 201812 July 2027
Lado Chanturia Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia Section President8 January 20188 January 2027
Ioannis Ktistakis Flag of Greece.svg Greece Section President8 March 20218 March 2030
Kateřina Šimáčková Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechia Section President13 December 202113 December 2030
Faris Vehabović Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia and Herzegovina Judge3 December 20122 December 2021
Alena Poláčková Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia Judge29 December 201529 December 2024
Georgios Serghides  [ nl ]Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus Judge18 April 201618 April 2025
Tim Eicke Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Judge12 September 201612 September 2025
Lətif Hüseynov Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan Judge4 January 20174 January 2026
Jovan Ilievski Flag of North Macedonia.svg North Macedonia Judge1 February 20171 February 2026
Jolien Schukking  [ nl ]Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Judge3 April 20173 April 2026
Péter Paczolay Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary Judge24 April 201724 April 2026
María Elósegui Flag of Spain.svg Spain Judge15 March 201815 March 2027
Gilberto Felici Flag of San Marino.svg San Marino Judge26 September 201826 September 2027
Darian Pavli Flag of Albania.svg Albania Judge7 January 20197 January 2028
Erik Wennerström Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Judge1 April 20191 April 2028
Raffaele Sabato Flag of Italy.svg Italy Judge5 May 20195 May 2028
Saadet Yüksel Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey Judge1 July 20191 July 2028
Lorraine Schembri Orland Flag of Malta.svg Malta Judge20 September 201920 September 2028
Anja Seibert-Fohr Flag of Germany.svg Germany Judge1 January 20201 January 2029
Peeter Roosma Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia Judge4 January 20204 January 2029
Ana Maria Guerra Martins Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal Judge1 April 20201 April 2029
Andreas Zünd Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland Judge29 March 202129 March 2030
Frédéric Krenc Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Judge13 September 202113 September 2030
Diana Sârcu Flag of Moldova.svg Moldova Judge6 December 20216 December 2030
Davor Derenčinović Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia Judge2 January 20222 January 2031
Mykola Gnatovskyy Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine Judge27 June 202227 June 2031
Oddný Mjöll Arnardóttir Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland Judge15 March 202315 March 2032
Anne Louise Bormann Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark Judge1 April 20231 April 2032
Sebastian Rădulețu Flag of Romania.svg Romania Judge3 June 20233 June 2032
Diana Kovatcheva Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria Judge13 April 202413 April 2033
Gediminas Sagatys Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania Judge16 April 202416 April 2033
Stéphane Pisani Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg Judge2 May 20242 May 2033
Úna Ní Raifeartaigh Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland Judge2 July 20242 July 2033
Alain Chablais Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Liechtenstein Judge1 September 20241 September 2033
Artūrs Kučs Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia Judge3 September 20243 September 2033
Mateja Đurović Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia Judge16 September 202416 September 2033
András Jakab Flag of Austria.svg Austria Judge1 November 20241 November 2033
Anna Adamska-Gallant Flag of Poland.svg Poland Judge16 December 202416 December 2033
Juha Lavapuro Flag of Finland.svg Finland Judge1 January 20251 January 2034
Canòlic Mingorance Cairat Flag of Andorra.svg Andorra Judge31 March 202531 March 2034
Vahe Grigoryan Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia Judge28 April 202528 April 2034
Vasilka Sancin Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia Judge30 May 202530 May 2034
Sébastien Biancheri Flag of Monaco.svg Monaco Judge7 July 20257 July 2034

Sections

The Court is divided into five Sections, to which each of the judges is randomly assigned. [4] Each Section has a President, a Vice-President and a number of other judges.

See also


Notes

  1. "Composition of the ECHR - Judges, Sections, Grand Chamber". www.echr.coe.int. Retrieved 2024-07-13.
  2. "Composition of the Court". European Court of Human Rights. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  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.