Leif Jörgen Arvidsson Sevón (born 31 October 1941) is a
Finland-Swedish
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jurist and judge.
Biography
Sevón holds a Licentiate in Laws degree from the
University of Helsinki
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. His positions include a directorate at the Ministry of Justice, the presidency of the
EFTA Court
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As members of the EEA, the three countries participate in the Eu ...
, a seat in the
European Court of Justice
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, and an advisory position at the Ministry of Foreign Affair's Trade Directorate. He left the European Court in 2002 after his appointment as President of the
Supreme Court of Finland
The Supreme Court of Finland ( fi, korkein oikeus, abbreviated as ''KKO''; sv, högsta domstolen, abbreviated as ''HD''), located in Helsinki, is the court of last resort for cases within the private law of Finland (that is, civil and criminal ...
. In 2005 he retired from the presidency of the Supreme Court.
See also
*
List of members of the European Court of Justice
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People
* List (surname)
Organizations
* List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
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References
NEW FINNISH JUDGE AT THE COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES European Court of Justice
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. Accessed 2011-01-05.
Pauliine Koskelo named new President of Finnish Supreme Court Helsingin Sanomat
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, 2005-12-23. Accessed 2011-01-05.
1941 births
Living people
20th-century Finnish judges
European Court of Justice judges
European Free Trade Association
Recipients of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, 3rd Class
Finnish judges of international courts and tribunals
21st-century Finnish judges
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