Yves Rüedi (; born 30 September 1976) is a Judge of the

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Professional career

Education

Rüedi earned a Master of Laws degree in 2002 and a Doctor of Law degree in 2009 from the University of St. Gallen.

National career

From 2002 until 2012, Rüedi worked in private legal practice with Pestalozzi Attorneys at Law in

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. In 2006 he was elected President of the High Court of the

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by the

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. In 2013 the Federal Assembly appointed him as a judge to the

. Rüedi was the youngest judge elected to the Federal Supreme Court in history. The Judicial Committee of the Federal Assembly accredited him with an impressive academic career.

International career

From 2018 to 2020, Yves Rüedi was a member of the International Council of Arbitration for Sport (ICAS), which is the governing body of the

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. In 2020, Yves Rüedi was appointed to the Enlarged Board of Appeal of the

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Private life

Rüedi is passionate about sports in general and regularly works out. In 2001 he qualified for the

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. He repeated this exploit in 2017. His performance positioned him in the top 1% of his age group earning him 2018 Ironman Gold All World Athlete status.

References

External links

Yves Rüedi
on the official website of the Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland {{DEFAULTSORT:Ruedi, Yves 1976 births Living people People from the canton of St. Gallen 21st-century Swiss judges University of St. Gallen alumni