Today, President of the Republic Petr Pavel, appointed Martin Smolek as a Justice of the Constitutional Court. The solemn act took place after the term of office of Justice Jaromír Jirsa had expired.

JUDr. Martin Smolek, Ph.D., LL.M. graduated from the Faculty of Law of Charles University in Prague in 2000. At the same faculty, he also successfully defended his dissertation thesis on the topic of Implementation and Enforcement of the EU and International Environmental Law in 2004. In 2004, he also graduated from Diplomatic Academy of Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

From 2001 to 2002, he worked in the Approximation of Law Department at the Ministry of Environment. In 2004, he joined the Office of the Agent of the Czech Republic before the Court of the European Communities and the Court of First Instance (now the General Court). In 2008, he was appointed an Agent of the Czech Republic before the Court of the European Union. He held this position until 2025. From 2015 to 2022, he also served as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for Legal and Consular Affairs. Later he served as Director General at the same Ministry.

Thanks to his many years of professional experience and deep knowledge of EU and international law, Martin Smolek will undoubtedly be of great benefit to the Constitutional Court. We wish Mr. Justice the very best in fulfilling his new important role.

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