New Judge Appointed to the Court of Justice

Mr. Jean-Jacques Kasel, from Luxembourg, has been appointed to the bench at the Court of Justice. He replaces Judge Romain Schintgen.

You can find a brief resume in the Court's press release here.

Judge Kasel was sworn in on January 14th, 2008 and appointment is for the remainder of Mr. Schintgen's term, that is until October 6th, 2009.

Judge Kasel will be a member of the First and Fifth Chambers according to this notice and the list of judges for the Grand Chamber has been amended according to the one here.

Congratulations !