The Supreme Court comprises one president and eighteen other justices. One of the justices is chairman of the Appeals Committee for a two-year period, and one is chairman of the Appeals Permission Board which considers petitions for leave to appeal in the third instance.
The justices of the Supreme Court are – like other judges – appointed by the Minister of Justice on recommendation from the independent Judicial Appointments Council. This Council is composed of a Supreme Court justice, a high court judge, a district court judge, a lawyer and two representatives of the public. Following a public job advertisement, a candidate is elected. Such candidate must pass a test by rendering his or her opinion in four Supreme Court cases and be assessed by the appointed judges before being appointed. The president is elected by and from among the justices and appointed by the Minister of Justice. The current Supreme Court justices have previously worked for the other courts, the central administration, the Prosecution or as lawyers or professors.
Below you will find links to the CVs of the justices.
The President of the Court
Thomas Rørdam
Justice of the Supreme Court since 2002
President of the Court since February 2017
Curriculum Vitae
Justices
Lene Pagter Kristensen
Justice of the Supreme Court since 1997
Curriculum Vitae
Jytte Scharling
Justice of the Supreme Court since 1999
Curriculum Vitae
Marianne Højgaard Pedersen
Justice of the Supreme Court since 2002
Curriculum Vitae
Jon Stokholm
Justice of the Supreme Court since 2003
Curriculum Vitae
Lars Bay Larsen
Justice of the Supreme Court since 2003
On leave from 2006
Poul Dahl Jensen
Justice of the Supreme Court since 2004
Curriculum Vitae
Vibeke Rønne
Justice of the Supreme Court since 2005
Curriculum Vitae
Jens Peter Christensen
Justice of the Supreme Court since 2006
Curriculum Vitae
Henrik Waaben
Justice of the Supreme Court since 2006
Curriculum Vitae
Michael Rekling
Justice of the Supreme Court since 2007
Curriculum Vitae
Hanne Schmidt
Justice of the Supreme Court since 2009
Curriculum Vitae
Lars Hjortnæs
Justice of the Supreme Court since 2010
Curriculum Vitae
Oliver Talevski
Justice of the Supreme Court since 2011
Curriculum Vitae
Jan Schans Christensen
Justice of the Supreme Court since 2012
Curriculum Vitae
Kurt Rasmussen
Justice of the Supreme Court since 2012
Curriculum Vitae
Jens Kruse Mikkelsen
Justice of the Supreme Court since 2013
Curriculum Vitae
Lars Apostoli
Justice of the Supreme Court since 2014
Curriculum Vitae
Anne Louise Bormann
Justice of the Supreme Court since 2016
Curriculum Vitae