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 16 September 2024 [1] are, in order of precedence:

Contents

NameCountryPosition [2] Term beganTerm ends [3]
Marko Bošnjak Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia President30 May 201630 May 2025
Gabriele Kucsko-Stadlmayer Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Vice-President1 November 20151 November 2024
Arnfinn Bårdsen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Vice-President1 January 20191 January 2028
Pere Pastor Vilanova Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra Section President1 November 20151 November 2024
Mattias Guyomar  [ fr ]Flag of France.svg  France Section President22 June 202022 June 2029
Ivana Jelić Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro Section President12 July 201812 July 2027
Krzysztof Wojtyczek  [ fr ]Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Judge1 November 20121 November 2021
Faris Vehabović Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina Judge3 December 20122 December 2021
Armen Harutyunyan Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia Judge17 September 201517 September 2024
Stéphanie Mourou-Vikström Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco Judge17 September 201517 September 2024
Alena Poláčková Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Judge29 December 201529 December 2024
Pauliine Koskelo Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Judge1 January 20161 January 2025
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  [ hu ]Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Judge24 April 201724 April 2026
Lado Chanturia Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia Judge8 January 20188 January 2027
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.svg  Portugal Judge1 April 20201 April 2029
Ioannis Ktistakis Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Judge8 March 20218 March 2030
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
Kateřina Šimáčková Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechia Judge13 December 202113 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

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 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.

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