Name Giancarlo Coraggio | ||
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Appointed by Italian Council of State Born 16 December 1940 (age 83)
Naples, Italy ( 1940-12-16 ) | ||
Giancarlo Coraggio (born 16 December 1940) is an Italian judge. He has been Judge of the Constitutional Court of Italy since 28 January 2013. Previously he served as President of the Italian Council of State.
Career
Coraggio was born in Naples. Coraggio worked as a magistrate between 1965 and 1969, and served as an assistant general prosecutor for the Court of Auditors between 1969 and 1975. He later became President of the Regional Administrative Court of first Marche and later Campania. Coraggio also served as section president on the Italian Council of State. He was appointed by the Sports Justice Commission as president of the Federal Justice Court on 16 October 2007.
Coraggio was President of the Italian Council of State between 7 February 2012 and 27 January 2013. He was appointed to the Constitutional Court by the Council of State on 29 November 2012. He was sworn in on 23 January 2013.
Coraggio was made Knight Grand Cross in the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic on 27 December 1996.