Giorgio Lattanzi (born 26 January 1939) is an Italian judge. He was Judge of the

Constitutional Court of Italy The Constitutional Court of the Italian Republic ( it, Corte costituzionale della Repubblica Italiana) is the highest court of Italy in matters of constitutional law. Sometimes, the name ''Consulta'' is used as a metonym for it, because its sessi ...

from 9 December 2010 to 9 December 2019 and President from 8 March 2018 until the end of his mandate.

Career

Lattanzi was born in

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. Before his appointment to the Constitutional Court he served as President of Section of the

Court of Cassation A court of cassation is a high-instance court that exists in some judicial systems. Courts of cassation do not re-examine the facts of a case, they only interpret the relevant law. In this they are appellate courts of the highest instance. In th ...

. He was appointed by the Court of Cassation to the Constitutional Court on 19 November 2010, and sworn into office on 9 December 2010. He was elected Vice President of the Court on 12 November 2014. On 8 March 2018 Lattanzi was elected president, he received 12 votes in favour and one blank. In October 2019 the Constitutional Court received severe criticism from political leaders

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and

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for a ruling regarding the rights of mafia-related convicts sentenced to life imprisonment. Lattanzi indicated that the criticism reached unacceptable levels, stating "..criticism is one thing, an attack is another." On 9 December 2019 Lattanzi's term in the Constitutional Court ended and he was succeeded as president by

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. Lattanzi was made Knight Grand Cross in the

Order of Merit of the Italian Republic The Order of Merit of the Italian Republic ( it, Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana) is the senior Italian order of merit. It was established in 1951 by the second President of the Italian Republic, Luigi Einaudi. The highest-ranking ...

on 24 October 2011.

References

1939 births Living people Judges from Rome Judges of the Constitutional Court of Italy Presidents of the Constitutional Court of Italy Vice Presidents of the Constitutional Court of Italy Knights Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic {{Italy-law-bio-stub