Born on 22 October 1953 in Naples, Italy

• Master’s degree in law, University of Naples, 1975
• Assistant lecturer to the first chair of International Law in the Law Faculty of Naples, 1976-1977
• Judge, 1977-1986
• Seconded to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Diplomatic Legal Service, 1986-1989
• Co-Agent for the Italian Government before the European Court and Commission of Human Rights, 1989-1997
• Member of the Appeals Board of the Western European Union in London, 1991-1992
• Member of various Council of Europe Steering Committees and Committees of Experts, in particular the Bureau of the Steering Committee for Human Rights, chaired 1999-2000
• Advocate General at the Court of Cassation, 1997-2002
• Member of the Italian Inter-ministerial Committee for Human Rights (1998-2003)
• Full member of the Appeals Board of the Western European Union in Brussels, 1998-2000
• Ad hoc judge of the European Court of Human Rights, 2001-2003
• Judge of the Court of Cassation, 2002-2003
• Deputy Legal Adviser to the International Labour Office (ILO) in Geneva, 2003-2007
• Legal Adviser and Director of the Office of Legal Services of the ILO, 2008-2010
• Vice-President of the Court and President of Section from 1 November 2012 to 31 October 2015
• President of the Court from 1 November 2015 to 4 May 2019
• Judge of the European Court of Human Rights from 5 May 2010 to 4 May 2019.