Linos-Alexandre Sicilianos ( el, Λίνος-Αλέξανδρος Σισιλιάνος, Linos-Alexandros Sisilianos; born 9 May 1960) is a Greek jurist born in

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. He was a judge of the

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in respect of

between 2011 and 2020. He studied law at the

University of Athens The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA; el, Εθνικό και Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών, ''Ethnikó ke Kapodistriakó Panepistímio Athinón''), usually referred to simply as the Univers ...

from where he graduated in 1983. He followed up on his studies at the

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, from where he obtained a

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in International Law in 1984 and Doctorate in 1990. On 1 May 2017 he was appointed Vice-President of the Court, and Section President of Section I. He was elected President of the European Court of Human Rights on 1 April 2019, succeeding

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. On 18 May 2020,

Róbert Ragnar Spanó Róbert Ragnar Spanó (born 27 August 1972) is an Icelandic jurist, Judge and former President of the European Court of Human Rights. He started his tenure on 18 May 2020, succeeding Judge Sicilianos from Greece. Before beginning his service o ...

from

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succeeded him. He was a candidate for the

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, but was not elected.

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* Living people Judges of the European Court of Human Rights 1960 births 20th-century Greek lawyers Lawyers from Athens Greek judges of international courts and tribunals National and Kapodistrian University of Athens alumni 21st-century Greek judges International law scholars {{Europe-law-bio-stub