Daria de Pretis (born 31 October 1956) is an Italian jurist, Constitutional Judge of the

Constitutional Court of Italy The Constitutional Court of the Italian Republic () is the highest court of Italy in matters of constitutional law. Sometimes, the name ''Consulta'' is used as a metonym for it, because its sessions are held in Palazzo della Consulta in Rome. ...

from 11 November 2014 to 11 November 2023 and a Law Professor. Previously she served as Rector of the

University of Trento The University of Trento (Italian: ''Università degli Studi di Trento'') is an Italian university located in Trento and nearby Rovereto. It has been able to achieve considerable results in didactics, research, and international relations accord ...

. She studied law at the

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and at the

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Career

Daria de Pretis was a professor of Administrative, Comparative and Public law at the

, where she also served as Rector before being appointed to the Constitutional Court by the Italian President,

Giorgio Napolitano Giorgio Napolitano (; 29 June 1925 – 22 September 2023) was an Italian politician who served as President of Italy from 2006 to 2015, the first to be re-elected to the office. In office for 8 years and 244 days, he was the longest-serving pre ...

, on 18 October 2014. At the university she also taught courses in EU Law and Law and Gender and was employed by the university for over twenty years. She was sworn in on 11 November 2014. De Pretis has also served as head of the Italian Section of the

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1956 births Living people People from Cles University of Bologna alumni Academic staff of the University of Trento Heads of universities in Italy Judges of the Constitutional Court of Italy {{Italy-law-bio-stub