Rok Čeferin
Rok Čeferin | |
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| 13th President of the Constitutional Court of Slovenia | |
| Assumed office 19 December 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Matej Accetto |
| 12th Vice-President of the Constitutional Court of Slovenia | |
| In office 15 December 2021 – 15 December 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Matej Accetto |
| Succeeded by | Neža Kogovšek Šalamon |
| Judge of the Constitutional Court of Slovenia | |
| Assumed office 27 September 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Etelka Korpič-Horvat |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 May 1964 |
| Citizenship | Slovenia |
| Parent | Peter Čeferin |
| Education | University of Ljubljana |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
Rok Čeferin (born 5 May 1964) is a Slovene lawyer, professor and judge of the Constitutional Court of Slovenia.
He has served as President of the Constitutional Court of Slovenia since 19 December 2024.[1]
Career
Čeferin graduated with a degree in law from the Faculty of Law at the University of Ljubljana in 1989. He earned his doctorate from the same faculty in 2012.[2]
After graduating, he took a position at the law firm of his father, the well-known attorney Peter Čeferin, where he continued working as an attorney after passing the bar exam. Together with his father and brother, Aleksander Čeferin, they founded a law firm that is today one of the largest and most well-established in Slovenia. He practiced law until his election as a judge of the Constitutional Court.[2]
He is an assistant professor at the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Ljubljana, where he lectures on media law.[2]
On September 28, 2019, the National Assembly elected him as a judge of the Constitutional Court of Slovenia. On December 16, 2021, he was elected vice president, and on December 19, 2024, he was also elected President of this court.[2]
Private life
His brother is Aleksander Čeferin, slovene lawyer and president of UEFA.