The European Court of Human Rights is an international tribunal established for enforcement of the European Convention on Human Rights. It is an organ of the Council of Europe and judges are elected to the Court by the Council's Parliamentary Assembly in respect of each Member State. However, they do not represent the state, as they hear cases as individuals. Judges of the Court are, in order of precedence:
Name Country Position Term began Term ends Mattias Guyomar President Arnfinn Bårdsen Vice-President Ivana Jelić Vice-President Lado Chanturia Section President Ioannis Ktistakis Section President Kateřina Šimáčková Section President Faris Vehabović Judge Lətif Hüseynov Judge Jovan Ilievski Judge Péter Paczolay Judge María Elósegui Judge Gilberto Felici Judge Darian Pavli Judge Erik Wennerström Judge Raffaele Sabato Judge Saadet Yüksel Judge Lorraine Schembri Orland Judge Anja Seibert-Fohr Judge Peeter Roosma Judge Ana Maria Guerra Martins Judge Andreas Zünd Judge Frédéric Krenc Judge Diana Sârcu Judge Davor Derenčinović Judge Mykola Gnatovskyy Judge Oddný Mjöll Arnardóttir Judge Anne Louise Bormann Judge Sebastian Rădulețu Judge Diana Kovatcheva Judge Gediminas Sagatys Judge Stéphane Pisani Judge Úna Ní Raifeartaigh Judge Alain Chablais Judge Artūrs Kučs Judge Mateja Đurović Judge András Jakab Judge Anna Adamska-Gallant Judge Juha Lavapuro Judge Canòlic Mingorance Cairat Judge Vahe Grigoryan Judge Vasilka Sancin Judge Sébastien Biancheri Judge Hugh Mercer Judge Nicholas Emiliou Judge Corinna Wissels Judge
Sections The Court is divided into five Sections, to which each of the judges is randomly assigned. Each Section has a President, a Vice-President and a number of other judges.
The composition of the Sections as at 27 April 2026 is as follows:
Position Section I Section II Section III Section IV Section V President Ivana Jelić Arnfinn Bårdsen Ioannis Ktistakis Lado Chanturia Kateřina Šimáčková Vice-President Erik Wennerström Saadet Yüksel Peeter Roosma Lorraine Schembri Orland María Elósegui Judges Raffaele Sabato Frédéric Krenc Davor Derenčinović Alain Chablais Artūrs Kučs Anna Adamska-Gallant Jovan Ilievski Péter Paczolay Oddný Mjöll Arnardóttir Gediminas Sagatys Stéphane Pisani Juha Lavapuro Hugh Mercer Lәtif Hüseynov Darian Pavli Diana Kovatcheva Úna Ní Raifeartaigh Mateja Đurović Canòlic Mingorance Cairat Vasilka Sancin Faris Vehabović Anja Seibert-Fohr Ana Maria Guerra Martins Anne Louise Bormann Sebastian Răduleţu András Jakab Corinna Wissels Mattias Guyomar Gilberto Felici Andreas Zünd Diana Sârcu Mykola Gnatovskyy Vahe Grigoryan Sébastien Biancheri Nicholas Emiliou Registrar Ilse Freiwirth Andrea Tamietti Milan Blasko Hasan Bakırcı Victor Soloveytchik Deputy Registrar Liv Tigerstedt Dorothee von Arnim Olga Chernishova Simeon Petrovski Martina Keller See also
List of members of the European Court of Justice (ECJ-related list, not ECHR)
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