Linos-Alexandre Sicilianos

Linos-Alexandre Sicilianos (Greek: Λίνος-Αλέξανδρος Σισιλιάνος, romanized: Linos-Alexandros Sisilianos; born 9 May 1960) is a Greek jurist born in Athens, Greece. He was a judge of the European Court of Human Rights in respect of Greece between 2011 and 2020.^[1]

Linos-Alexandre Sicilianos
Λίνος-Αλέξανδρος Σισιλιάνος
Sicilianos in 2020
President of the European Court of Human Rights
In office 5 May 2019 – 17 May 2020
Preceded by	Guido Raimondi
Succeeded by	Róbert Spanó
Judge of the European Court of Human Rights in respect of Greece
In office 18 May 2011 – 17 May 2020
Succeeded by	Ioannis Ktistakis
Personal details
Born	(1960-05-09) 9 May 1960 (age 65) Athens, Greece
Residence	Strasbourg
Alma mater	University of Athens

He studied law at the University of Athens from where he graduated in 1983. He followed up on his studies at the Robert Schuman University in Strasbourg, from where he obtained a MSc in International Law in 1984 and Doctorate in 1990.^[2] On 1 May 2017 he was appointed vice-president of the Court, and Section President of Section I. He was elected President of the European Court of Human Rights on 1 April 2019, succeeding Guido Raimondi.^[3][4][5] On 18 May 2020, Róbert Ragnar Spanó from Iceland succeeded him.^[6]

He was a candidate for the 2021 International Court of Justice judges election,^[7] but Hilary Charlesworth was elected instead.^[8]

In October 2021, he received a doctorate honoris causa from the French University Paris II Pathéon-Assas.^[9]