Luiz Fux

Luiz Fux
Justice of the Supreme Federal Court
Assumed office
3 March 2011
Appointed byDilma Rousseff
Preceded byEros Grau
President of the Supreme Federal Court
In office
10 September 2020 – 12 September 2022
Vice PresidentRosa Weber
Preceded byDias Toffoli
Succeeded byRosa Weber
Personal details
Born (1953-04-26) 26 April 1953 (age 71)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
SpouseEliane Fux
ChildrenMarianna
Rodrigo
Alma materState University of Rio de Janeiro
Other judicial positions

Luiz Fux (Portuguese pronunciation: [luˈis ˈfuks]; born 26 April 1953) is a Brazilian judge and the former Chief Justice of the Supreme Federal Court. He is of Romanian Jewish descent, and the first Jewish Brazilian member of the Court.[1] He was previously a minister of the Superior Court of Justice before assuming his position at the Supreme Court.

  1. ^ "Brazil's highest court names first Jewish justice". Jewish Telegraph Agency. February 10, 2011. Retrieved February 10, 2011.