Jüri Rätsep (3 July 1935 – 1 August 2018) was an Estonian lawyer, politician and judge. He graduated in 1956 from the Elva Workers' High School and in 1961 from the law faculty of the

University of Tartu The University of Tartu (UT; ; ) is a public research university located in the city of Tartu, Estonia. It is the national university of Estonia. It is also the largest and oldest university in the country.

. He worked as a researcher and assistant prosecutor in the Viljandi Prosecutor's Office from 1961 to 1966; Since 1966 he was a lawyer in Viljandi's legal counsel and he was a member of the Estonian Bar Association. From

1990 Important events of 1990 include the Reunification of Germany and the unification of Yemen, the formal beginning of the Human Genome Project (finished in 2003), the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope, the separation of Namibia from South ...

to 1992 he was member of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Estonia, he was a member of the press commission and vice chairman of the Ethics Committee. On 20 August 1991 he voted for the restoration of the

Republic of Estonia Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Ru ...

. He was also a member of the I and II Committees of the Estonian Committee and its board member; as well as from 1991 to 1992 as a member of the Constitutional Assembly. From 1988 he was a member of the Central Committee of the Sakala County Popular Front. From 11 August 1993 to 14 February 2002 he was a judge of the

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.Endised Riigikohtu liikmed

Awards

*2000:

Order of the White Star The Order of the White Star (; ) was instituted in 1936. The Order of the White Star is bestowed on Estonian citizens and foreigners to give recognition for services rendered to the Estonian state. Design Classes The Order of the White Star ...

*2006:

Order of the National Coat of Arms The Order of the National Coat of Arms (, ) was instituted by Konstantin Päts on 7 October 1936 to commemorate 24 February 1918, the day on which Estonian independence was declared. The Order of the National Coat of Arms is bestowed only on Est ...

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1935 births 2018 deaths 20th-century Estonian judges 21st-century Estonian judges Voters of the Estonian restoration of Independence Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 2nd Class Recipients of the Order of the National Coat of Arms, 2nd Class People from Elva, Estonia Politicians from Tartu County University of Tartu alumni Members of the Riigikogu, 1992–1995 {{Estonia-1992-Riigikogu-politician-stub