Iceland
Hæstiréttur Íslands
Benedikt Bogason, President of the Supreme Court of Iceland
President since: September 2020
Justice of the Supreme Court since: 2012
Career before being justice of the Supreme Court:
Education:
Cand. juris, University of Iceland, Faculty of Law, 1990
Career:
1997–2001 Director of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs
2001–2003 District Court Judge, District Court of Vesturland
2003–2012 Chief Judge, District Court of Vesturland
Appointed to serve with numerous official committees, including committees for drafting law proposals.
Writing and teaching:
Professor (part time) at the University of Iceland, Faculty of Law.
Author of books and articles in fields of law of obligations and procedural law.
