Born on 27 August 1972, in Reykjavik, Iceland

• Cand. jur. degree in Law (combined BA and Masters Degrees), Faculty of Law, University of Iceland 1997
• Mag. jur. degree in European and Comparative Law, University of Oxford (University College) 2000, Clifford Chance Prize (proxime accessit), Civil Procedure Prize
• Deputy District Court Judge, 1997-1998
• Legal Adviser to the Parliamentary Ombudsman, 1998-2001
• Adjunct Professor of Law, Faculty of Law, University of Iceland, 2000-2002
• Assistant Professor of Law, Faculty of Law, University of Iceland, 2002-2004
• District Court Judge, 2004
• Deputy to the Parliamentary Ombudsman, 2001-2004
• Member of the Board, Human Rights Institute, University of Iceland, 2005-2013
• Chairman of the Standing Committee of Experts on Criminal Law, Ministry of Justice, 2003-2008 and 2011-2013
• Associate Professor of Law, Faculty of Law, University of Iceland, (tenure) 2004-2006
• Editor of the Law Review, Lawyers' Association of Iceland, 2005-2013
• Professor of Public Law, Criminal Procedure and Jurisprudence, Faculty of Law, University of Iceland, (tenure) 2006
• Chairman of a Commission of Experts appointed by the Prime Minister of Iceland to investigate human rights abuses from 1947-1992 in child care institutions run by the state and municipal governments, 2007-2012
• Chairman of a Commission of Experts elected by the Assembly of the National Church of Iceland to investigate allegations of sexual abuse by the former Bishop of Iceland, 2010-2011
• Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Iceland, 2007-2010
• Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Iceland, 2010-2013
• Member of the Judicial Supervisory Board, 2011-2013
• Independent Expert to the Lanzarote Committee of the Council of Europe, 2012
• Icelandic Member of the European Committee on Crime Problems (CDCP), 2012-2013
• Ad hoc Judge, EFTA Court, 2012-2013
• Parliamentary Ombudsman of Iceland (provisional appointment and ad hoc), 2009-2013
• Judge of the European Court of Human Rights from 1 November 2013 to 31 October 2022
• President of Section from 1 May 2017 to 30 April 2019
• Vice-President of the Court from 5 May 2019 to 17 May 2020
• President of the Court from 18 May 2020 to 31 October 2022.