María Lourdes Arastey
María Lourdes Arastey Sahún | |
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| Judge at the Court of Justice of the European Union | |
| In office 7 October 2021 – 6 October 2027 | |
| Preceded by | Rosario Silva de Lapuerta |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 26, 1959 Tarragona, Spain |
| Alma mater | University of Barcelona |
| Profession | Jurist, Legal scholar |
| Known for | Judicial work |
María Lourdes Arastey Sahún (born 29 July 1959) is a Spanish judge and legal scholar serving as a judge at the Court of Justice of the European Union CJEU since October 2021.[1][2] She is the first career judge from Spain to be appointed to this position.[3][4] She currently presides over the Fifth Chamber of the CJEU.[5]
Early life and education
[edit]Arastey was born in Tarragona, Spain, in 1959. She got her law degree from the University of Barcelona in 1982 and entered the Spanish judiciary in 1984 after completing her training at the Escuela Judicial Judicial College of Spain.[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "NATO - Biography: Ms Maria-Lourdes Arastey Sahún (Spain), Member of the NATO Administrative Tribunal". NATO. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
- ^ "EU Court of Justice: appointment of two judges and two advocates-general of the Court of Justice". Council of the European Union. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
- ^ "Lourdes Arastey: "Ha sido un orgullo ser magistrada del Tribunal Supremo, me siento una privilegiada"". Consejo General del Poder Judicial. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
- ^ "Lourdes Arastey has been appointed as a judge of the Court of Justice of the European Union". GEMME Europe. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
- ^ "Presentation of the Members - Court of Justice of the European Union". curia.europa.eu. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
- ^ "María Lourdes Arastey Sahún". European Law Institute. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
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