José Celso de Mello Filho (Tatuí, November 1, 1945), is a Brazilian jurist and professor who served as justice of the Supreme Federal Court of Brazil. He was nominated by President José Sarney in 1989.Supreme Federal Court website. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
He became the youngest President of the Court in 1997. He taught civil law at the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo between 1977 and 1978.
On September 25, 2020, Celso de Mello announced his early retirement to October 13, before the limit date of November 1, when the dean of the Supreme Court will turn 75.
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