Kateřina Šimáčková, former Justice of the Constitutional Court of the Czech Republic, was elected yesterday as a new Section President at the European Court of Human Rights. She will take up her role on 30 May 2025.

The European Court of Human Rights currently has 46 judges, grouped into five sections. These sections are further divided into Chambers and Committees.

Kateřina Šimáčková became a judge at the Strasbourg Tribunal 13 December 2021. Before that, she served as a Justice of the Constitutional Court of the Czech Republic for more than eight years. Congratulations, Madam Judge.  

Pavel Dvořák
Head of External Relations and Protocol Department

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