Born on 1 May 1954, in Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

• Master’s degree in law, Grenoble University, France, 1977
• Trainee lawyer, 1978-1980
• Judge of the Luxembourg District Court, 1981-1992
• Member of the Editorial Board of the quarterly law review Pasicrisie luxembourgeoise, since 1982
• Founding member of the Luxembourg Human Rights Institute, Secretary of this foundation, 1982-2012
• Lawyer, 1992-1996
• President of the Luxembourg First Instance Administrative Court, 1997-2007
• Member of the Grand Ducal Institute, since 2002
• Guest lecturer (2006-2014), honorary lecturer (since 2015), Luxembourg University
• President of the Association of the Councils of State and Supreme Administrative Jurisdictions of the European Union (ACA-Europe), 2008-2010
• Vice-President of the Luxembourg Constitutional Court, 2008-2015
• President of the Luxembourg Supreme Administrative Court, 2008-2015
• Doctor of law, Luxembourg University, 2011
• Judge of the European Court of Human Rights from 1 November 2015 to 1 May 2024
• President of Section from 13 September 2021 to 1 May 2024
• Vice-President of the Court from 1 November 2022 to 1 May 2024.