Jens Peter Christensen

Jens Peter Christensen (born 1 November 1956 in Skive) is the president of the Supreme Court of Denmark.

He finished his upper secondary level education in 1975,[1][2] became a Candidate of Philosophy in 1980,[1] Candidate of Political Science in 1982,[1][2] Licentiate of Law in 1990,[1] Candidate of Law in 1992 and a Doctor of Law in 1997.[1][2]

Christensen was a fuldmægtig at the Copenhagen Municipality from 1983 to 1984,[1] fuldmægtig at the Danish Ministry of Education from 1985 to 1988,[1] a research fellow at the Aarhus University judicial institute from 1988 to 1990,[1] public law lecturer from 1990 to 1998[1][2] and acting judge at the High Court of Western Denmark from 1999 to 2000.[1] In 2006 he was appointed to be a judge at the Supreme Court of Denmark.[1] He is the president of the Danish Court Administration and the Danish Electoral Commission.[2]

Christensen was appointed President of the Supreme Court, effective from 1 November 2022, succeeding Thomas Rørdam.[3]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Danish Supreme Court. "Jens Peter Christensen, højesteretsdommer, professor, dr. jur" [Jens Peter Christensen, supreme court judge, professor, dr. jur] (ASPX). Curriculum vitae (in Danish). Courts of Denmark. Archived from the original on 2016-11-07. Retrieved 2016-12-04. Archived 2016-11-07 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b c d e Hagemann, Louise (2011-06-23). "DOMSTOLENE ER IKKE EN HVILKEN SOM HELST PØLSEFABRIK" [THE COURTS ARE NOT SOME KIND OF SAUSAGE FACTORY]. Retten Rundt (in Danish). Danish Court Administration. p. 3. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04.
  3. ^ Geil, Adam (19 November 2022). "Han er frontfigur i et presset system" [He is the front man of a system under pressure] (PDF). Berlingske (in Danish). pp. 30–31. Retrieved 13 December 2022.