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The European Court of Human Rights is an international tribunal established for enforcement of the European Convention on Human Rights. It is an organ of the Council of Europe and judges are elected to the Court by the Council's Parliamentary Assembly in respect of each Member State. However, they do not represent the state, as they hear cases as individuals. Judges of the Court as of 01 November 2024 are, in order of precedence:
| Name | Country | Position | Term began | Term ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marko Bošnjak |  Slovenia |
President | 30 May 2016 | 30 May 2025 |
| Arnfinn Bårdsen |  Norway |
Vice-President | 1 January 2019 | 1 January 2028 |
| Ivana Jelić |  Montenegro |
Vice-President | 12 July 2018 | 12 July 2027 |
| Mattias Guyomar [fr] |  France |
Section President | 22 June 2020 | 22 June 2029 |
| Lado Chanturia |  Georgia |
Section President | 8 January 2018 | 8 January 2027 |
| Ioannis Ktistakis |  Greece |
Section President | 8 March 2021 | 8 March 2030 |
| Krzysztof Wojtyczek [fr] |  Poland |
Judge | 1 November 2012 | 1 November 2021 |
| Faris Vehabović |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Judge | 3 December 2012 | 2 December 2021 |
| Armen Harutyunyan |  Armenia |
Judge | 17 September 2015 | 17 September 2024 |
| Stéphanie Mourou-Vikström |  Monaco |
Judge | 17 September 2015 | 17 September 2024 |
| Alena Poláčková |  Slovakia |
Judge | 29 December 2015 | 29 December 2024 |
| Pauliine Koskelo |  Finland |
Judge | 1 January 2016 | 1 January 2025 |
| Georgios Serghides [nl] |  Cyprus |
Judge | 18 April 2016 | 18 April 2025 |
| Tim Eicke |  United Kingdom |
Judge | 12 September 2016 | 12 September 2025 |
| Lətif Hüseynov |  Azerbaijan |
Judge | 4 January 2017 | 4 January 2026 |
| Jovan Ilievski |  North Macedonia |
Judge | 1 February 2017 | 1 February 2026 |
| Jolien Schukking [nl] |  Netherlands |
Judge | 3 April 2017 | 3 April 2026 |
| Péter Paczolay [hu] |  Hungary |
Judge | 24 April 2017 | 24 April 2026 |
| María Elósegui |  Spain |
Judge | 15 March 2018 | 15 March 2027 |
| Gilberto Felici |  San Marino |
Judge | 26 September 2018 | 26 September 2027 |
| Darian Pavli |  Albania |
Judge | 7 January 2019 | 7 January 2028 |
| Erik Wennerström |  Sweden |
Judge | 1 April 2019 | 1 April 2028 |
| Raffaele Sabato |  Italy |
Judge | 5 May 2019 | 5 May 2028 |
| Saadet Yüksel |  Turkey |
Judge | 1 July 2019 | 1 July 2028 |
| Lorraine Schembri Orland |  Malta |
Judge | 20 September 2019 | 20 September 2028 |
| Anja Seibert-Fohr |  Germany |
Judge | 1 January 2020 | 1 January 2029 |
| Peeter Roosma |  Estonia |
Judge | 4 January 2020 | 4 January 2029 |
| Ana Maria Guerra Martins |  Portugal |
Judge | 1 April 2020 | 1 April 2029 |
| Andreas Zünd |  Switzerland |
Judge | 29 March 2021 | 29 March 2030 |
| Frédéric Krenc |  Belgium |
Judge | 13 September 2021 | 13 September 2030 |
| Diana Sârcu |  Moldova |
Judge | 6 December 2021 | 6 December 2030 |
| Kateřina Šimáčková |  Czechia |
Judge | 13 December 2021 | 13 December 2030 |
| Davor Derenčinović |  Croatia |
Judge | 2 January 2022 | 2 January 2031 |
| Mykola Gnatovskyy |  Ukraine |
Judge | 27 June 2022 | 27 June 2031 |
| Oddný Mjöll Arnardóttir |  Iceland |
Judge | 15 March 2023 | 15 March 2032 |
| Anne Louise Bormann |  Denmark |
Judge | 1 April 2023 | 1 April 2032 |
| Sebastian Rădulețu |  Romania |
Judge | 3 June 2023 | 3 June 2032 |
| Diana Kovatcheva |  Bulgaria |
Judge | 13 April 2024 | 13 April 2033 |
| Gediminas Sagatys |  Lithuania |
Judge | 16 April 2024 | 16 April 2033 |
| Stéphane Pisani |  Luxembourg |
Judge | 2 May 2024 | 2 May 2033 |
| Úna Ní Raifeartaigh |  Ireland |
Judge | 2 July 2024 | 2 July 2033 |
| Alain Chablais |  Liechtenstein |
Judge | 1 September 2024 | 1 September 2033 |
| Artūrs Kučs |  Latvia |
Judge | 3 September 2024 | 3 September 2033 |
| Mateja Đurović |  Serbia |
Judge | 16 September 2024 | 16 September 2033 |
| András Jakab |  Austria |
Judge | 1 November 2024 | 1 November 2033 |
Sections
The Court is divided into five Sections, to which each of the judges is randomly assigned.
See also
- List of members of the European Court of Justice (ECJ-related list, not ECHR)
Notes
- "Composition of the ECHR - Judges, Sections, Grand Chamber". www.echr.coe.int. Retrieved 2024-07-13.
- "Composition of the Court". European Court of Human Rights. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- "Procedure for electing judges to the European Court of Human Rights" (PDF). Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights, Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. 9 February 2011. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 February 2011. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
- "Composition of the Sections". European Court of Human Rights. Retrieved 19 February 2014.