Giorgio Lattanzi Explained

Giorgio Lattanzi
Office:President of the Constitutional Court of Italy
Term Start:8 March 2018
Term End:9 December 2019
Predecessor:Paolo Grossi
Successor:Marta Cartabia
Office2:Vice President of the
Constitutional Court of Italy
Term Start2:12 November 2014
Term End2:8 March 2018
Office3:Judge of the Constitutional Court of Italy
Term Start3:9 December 2010
Term End3:9 December 2019
Appointer3:Court of Cassation
Birth Date:1939 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Rome, Italy

Giorgio Lattanzi (born 26 January 1939) is an Italian judge. He was judge of the Constitutional Court of Italy from 9 December 2010 to 9 December 2019 and president from 8 March 2018 until the end of his mandate.

Career

Lattanzi was born in Rome. Before his appointment to the Constitutional Court he served as President of Section of the Court of Cassation. He was appointed by the Court of Cassation to the Constitutional Court on 19 November 2010, and sworn into office on 9 December 2010.[1] He was elected vice president of the court on 12 November 2014.[2] On 8 March 2018 Lattanzi was elected president, he received 12 votes in favour and one blank.[3] In October 2019 the Constitutional Court received severe criticism from political leaders Matteo Salvini and Nicola Zingaretti for a ruling regarding the rights of mafia-related convicts sentenced to life imprisonment. Lattanzi indicated that the criticism reached unacceptable levels, stating "..criticism is one thing, an attack is another."[4] On 9 December 2019 Lattanzi's term in the Constitutional Court ended and he was succeeded as president by Marta Cartabia.[5]

Lattanzi was made Knight Grand Cross in the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic on 24 October 2011.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Constitutional Court: Composition of the Court . Constitutional Court of Italy . 30 January 2015.
  2. Web site: Alessandro Criscuolo elected to Constitutional court, update . . 12 November 2014 . 30 January 2015.
  3. Web site: New Constitutional Court chief sounds racism alarm . https://web.archive.org/web/20180309062319/https://www.ansa.it/english/news/2018/03/08/new-constitutional-court-chief-sounds-racism-alarm-2_142e9778-b047-4576-ad5f-c6d1851e0713.html . Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata . 8 March 2018 . 9 March 2018.
  4. Web site: Constitutional Court 'attacked' over lifer ruling-Lattanzi . https://web.archive.org/web/20191029073354/https://www.ansa.it/english/news/2019/10/25/constitutional-court-attacked-over-lifer-ruling-lattanzi_73be7de9-ecf9-4104-a723-7a66ab0ce0e0.html . Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata . 25 October 2019 . 29 October 2019.
  5. Web site: Consulta. Marta Cartabia eletta Presidente, prima donna a guidare la Corte . Italian . RAI News . 11 December 2019 . 4 April 2020.
  6. Web site: Lattanzi Dott. Giorgio . Italian . Office of the Italian President . 30 January 2015.