Alessandro Criscuolo (15 July 1937 – 10 March 2020) was an Italian judge. He was President of the Constitutional Court of Italy between 12 November 2014 and 24 February 2016. He served as a Judge on the Court between 2008 and 2017.

Career

Criscuolo was born in

Naples Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...

. He was elected to the Constitutional Court by 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 ...

on 28 October 2008, and he was sworn in on 11 November 2008. Criscuolo was elected President of the Constitutional Court on 12 November 2014. He was elected with eight votes. He served as President until 24 February 2016. His term as Judge ended on 11 November 2017. Criscuolo died on 10 March 2020 in Naples.

References

1937 births 2020 deaths Jurists from Naples Judges of the Constitutional Court of Italy Presidents of the Constitutional Court of Italy {{Italy-law-bio-stub