John Khetsuriani (born 23 November 1951) is a

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n lawyer. ; Khetsuriani was born in Lailashi, in the

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region. He received his secondary education in

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, before graduating from

Tbilisi State University Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University ( ka, ივანე ჯავახიშვილის სახელობის თბილისის სახელმწიფო უნივერსიტეტი ''Ivane Javaxishvi ...

in law and economics. He undertook post-graduate studies at the

Georgian Academy of Sciences The Georgian National Academy of Sciences (GNAS) ( ka, საქართველოს მეცნიერებათა ეროვნული აკადემია, tr) is a main learned society of the Georgia. It was named Georgian S ...

, before defending a thesis at the Kharkov Law Institute on the "Significance of Moral Rules in Civil Law" in 1977. In 1990, Khetsuriani was appointed the first Deputy

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in the new Republic of Georgia, and went on to serve as Minister of Justice from 1990 to 1992. In 1992, he became Assistant Professor at Tbilisi State University, and was appointed Professor at that institution in 1994 after his successful defence of his doctoral thesis on the "Functions of Civil Law". In 1995, Khetsuriani returned to political life, becoming Parliamentary Secretary to the

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, and serving again as Minister of Justice from 1999 to 2000, before returning to his secretaryship from November 2000 to July 2001. From 1999 to 2000, he was also a member of the

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, a member of the Council of Justice of Georgia and a member of the Consultative Economic Council. Khetsuriani is the author of numerous scientific works, including 6 books on civil law, constitutional law and criminal law issues. He was awarded the Laureate of the Union Youth Award in the scientific field in 1982. Khetsuriani actively participated in the investigation of the tragedy of 9 April 1989. He was a co-author of the Act on the Restoration of State Independence in 1991, and participated in the drafting of the Constitution of Georgia and the Civil Code of Georgia. He acted as a member of the State Constitutional Commission. He is also a member of the Dissertation Council and of the Presidium of the Scientific Council of Learned Experts at Tbilisi State University. He was awarded the special title of the Chief State Counsellor of Justice, the Judge Class Rank of the Higher Qualification Grade. On 6 July 2001, Khetsuriani was appointed a member of the

Constitutional Court of Georgia The Constitutional Court of Georgia ( ka, საქართველოს საკონსტიტუციო სასამართლო, tr) is the constitutional court of Georgia, the country's judicial body of constitutional review, h ...

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and on 10 July 2001, he was unanimously elected the President of the Constitutional Court by the Plenum of the Court. On 25 December 2001, he was elected a Corresponding member of the Georgian Academy of Sciences. Khetsuriani is married and has a son.

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