Ülle Madise (

née A birth name is the name of a person given upon birth. The term may be applied to the surname, the given name, or the entire name. Where births are required to be officially registered, the entire name entered onto a birth certificate or birth re ...

Anton; born 11 December 1974) is an Estonian lawyer who has served as Chancellor of Justice since 2015. Madise is the daughter of former member of the

Supreme Court of Estonia The Supreme Court of Estonia ( et, Riigikohus) is the court of last resort in Estonia. It is both a court of cassation and a constitutional court. The courthouse is in Tartu. History During the first independence period (1919-1940) With the F ...

Tõnu Anton Tõnu Anton (born 26 April 1953, in Pärnu) is an Estonian former politician and judge, most notable for being a voter for the Estonian restoration of Independence. Biography He graduated from Pärnu 1st Secondary School in 1971, and in 1976 from ...

. In December 2021 Madise was re-appointed by the

Riigikogu The Riigikogu (; from Estonian ''riigi-'', of the state, and ''kogu'', assembly) is the unicameral parliament of Estonia. In addition to approving legislation, the Parliament appoints high officials, including the Prime Minister and Chief Just ...

for a second term as Chancellor of Justice.Turovski, Marcus
Riigikogu appoints Ülle Madise for second justice chancellor term.
''ERR News.'' Retrieved 15 December 2021

Biography

Her father is

, a former member of the

and signatory of the ratification of the Estonian restoration of Independence. Ülle Madise is also a professor of constitutional law at the

University of Tartu The University of Tartu (UT; et, Tartu Ülikool; la, Universitas Tartuensis) is a university in the city of Tartu in Estonia. It is the national university of Estonia. It is the only classical university in the country, and also its biggest ...

Education

Madise graduated in 1993 from Tartu Descartes School and in 1998 received a ''

cum laude Latin honors are a system of Latin phrases used in some colleges and universities to indicate the level of distinction with which an academic degree has been earned. The system is primarily used in the United States. It is also used in some Sou ...

'' from the

, Faculty of Law.

Work

* 1997–1998 Specialist, Department of Public Law,

Ministry of Justice A Ministry of Justice is a common type of government department that serves as a justice ministry. Lists of current ministries of justice Named "Ministry" * Ministry of Justice (Abkhazia) * Ministry of Justice (Afghanistan) * Ministry of Justi ...

* 1998–2002 Head of the Department of Public Law, Ministry of Justice * 2001–2005 Lecturer at the University of Tartu * 2002 Parliamentary Adviser to the Minister for Justice * 2002–2005 Adviser to the Constitutional Committee of the

* 2005–2009 Teacher at the Ragnar Nurkse Department of Innovation and Governance,

Tallinn University of Technology Established in 1918, Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech; et, Tallinna Tehnikaülikool) is the only technical university in Estonia. TalTech, in the capital city of Tallinn, is a university for engineering, business, public administrati ...

* 2006–2010 Member of the Estonian National Electoral Committee * 2009–2015 Legal adviser to the

President of Estonia The president of the Republic of Estonia ( et, Eesti Vabariigi President) is the head of state of the Republic of Estonia. The current president is Alar Karis, elected by Parliament on 31 August 2021, replacing Kersti Kaljulaid. Estonia is on ...

* 2009–2011 Professor of Public Law at the Tallinn University of Technology * From 2011, professor of constitutional law at the University of Tartu, Department of Public Law, Department of State and Administrative Law * From 2015, The Chancellor of Justice of Estonia

References

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