Danutė Jočienė
Lithuanian judge
Danutė Jočienė (Lithuanian: [[dɐˈnʊtɛ jɔˈt͡ʃiɛnɛ]]; born 10 November 1970) is a Lithuanian judge and legal professional who served as the President of the Constitutional Court of Lithuania from 18 June 2021 until 17 March 2023. In December 2024, she was nominated by the acting Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė to be a judge of the General Court of the European Union. She also served as a judge of the European Court of Human Rights from 2004 to 2013. Jočienė was a judge of the Constitutional Court of Lithuania from 2014 to 2023. She served as a judge of the Supreme Court of Lithuania. She is currently serving as the Judge of the General Court of the European Union.
Education
Danutė completed her primary education at an eight-year school in Tučiai in 1986.She then attended Viekšniai Secondary School, graduating in 1989. In 1994, she graduated with honors from the Faculty of Law at Vilnius University. After five years, she defended her doctoral thesis at the same university. From 1994 to 2003, she served as a lecturer at the Faculty of Law, Vilnius University.
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