Hæstiréttur Íslands (Supreme Court of Iceland)

Benedikt Bogason
President of the Supreme Court

President since: 1 January 2022
Member of the Supreme Court since: 2012

Biography and career

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 on numerous official committees, including committees for drafting proposed legislation.

Writing and teaching
Professor (part time) at the University of Iceland, Faculty of Law. 
Author of books and articles on the law of obligations and procedural law.