has been re-elected for a fourth term as president of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). Aged 69, he had already been elected by his peers in 2015, 2018 and 2021. This new election allows him to continue in office until 6 October 2027.

Born in Belgium, Koen Lenaerts obtained a law degree in Leuven before continuing his studies on the other side of the Atlantic at Harvard. He was appointed a judge at the Court of Justice in 2003 and held the position of president of chamber between 2006 and 2012, then that of vice-president of the Court of Justice before being elected president of the court on 8 October 2015, a position he has held ever since.

The CJEU is one of the seven main institutions of the EU. Its mission is to ensure compliance with European law within the member states, to settle disputes between EU institutions and to rule on questions of law referred by national courts. Based in Luxembourg, the court is made up of 27 judges, one from each member state, and 11 advocates-general, all appointed for a six-year term. Among them, six judges--Constantinos Lycourgos, Jan Passer, Thomas von Danwitz, Ineta Ziemele, Irmantas Jarukaitis and Andreas Kumin--have had their terms of office renewed until 2030.

There have also been a number of replacements: Bernardus Smulders replaces Alexandra Prechal, Massimo Condinanzi replaces Lucia Serena Rossi, Fredrik Schalin replaces Nils Wahl, Stéphane Gervasoni replaces Jean-Claude Bonichot, Niels Fenger replaces Lars Bay Larsen and Ramona Frendo replaces Peter George Xuereb.

As for the advocates-general, Jean Richard de la Tour has had his term extended until 2030. Dean Spielmann, Andrea Biondi and Rimvydas Norkus replace Anthony Michael Collins, Giovanni Pitruzzella and Priit Pikamäe respectively.

Finally, Hervé Cassagnabère has been appointed judge of the court until 2025. Raphaël Meyer will also hold this position until 2028.

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