Luiz Fux
Luiz Fux | |
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Justice of the Supreme Federal Court | |
Assumed office 3 March 2011 | |
Appointed by | Dilma Rousseff |
Preceded by | Eros Grau |
President of the Supreme Federal Court | |
In office 10 September 2020 – 12 September 2022 | |
Vice President | Rosa Weber |
Preceded by | Dias Toffoli |
Succeeded by | Rosa Weber |
Personal details | |
Born | State University of Rio de Janeiro | 26 April 1953
Other judicial positions
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Luiz Fux (Portuguese pronunciation:
Legal career
After graduating from the law school of the then-State University of Guanabara (now
In 1983, Fux shifted his career to the Judiciary of the State of Rio de Janeiro as a judge of law, having achieved first position overall in the competitive bar examination. He was promoted by merit to the position of judge of law of the Entrância Especial, having been holder of the 9th Civil Court of the State of Rio de Janeiro. He served as electoral judge in the 13th Electoral Zone and 25th Electoral Zone in Rio de Janeiro. He was later promoted by merit to the position of judge of the Court of Jurisdiction of the State of Rio de Janeiro.
In 1997, Fux was promoted to Magistrate of the Court of Justice of the State of Rio de Janeiro , where he remained until 2001.
Career in the STJ
In 2001, Fux was chosen by then-President Fernando Henrique Cardoso to occupy the position of Justice (ministro) of the Superior Court of Justice (STJ) as the third judge of the Courts of Justice, in a vacancy left by Justice Hélio Mosimann , who had retired. He was sworn in on 29 October 2001.[2]
In 2003, Luiz Fux was the rapporteur of the trial in the Superior Court of Justice that legalised Tele Sena, reversing the decision of the Federal Court of the 3rd Region.[3] In March 2005, Fux was admitted by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to the Order of Military Merit in the degree of Special Commander.[4]
Career in the STF and TSE
Fux was appointed as a Justice of the
In an interview with
Fux has also served as a member of the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) since 2014, and has also served as the TSE's vice-president from 2016 to 2017 and president in 2018.
Personal life
Fux has practiced
References
- ^ "Brazil's highest court names first Jewish justice". Jewish Telegraph Agency. February 10, 2011. Retrieved February 10, 2011.
- ^ "Ata da Sessão Solene do Plenário Realizada no dia 9 de novembro de 2001" (PDF). STJ. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
- ^ "STJ reconhece legalidade da Telesena". Boletim de Notícias Lotéricas. Archived from the original on February 11, 2017. Retrieved February 9, 2017.
- ^ "Decreto". Act of 22 March 2005. Brasil.
- ^ "Art. 16". Constituição brasileira de 1988 (in Portuguese).
- ^ Bergamo, Mônica (December 2, 2012). "Em campanha para o STF, Luiz Fux procurou José Dirceu". Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). Retrieved December 10, 2012.
- ^ Carvalho, Rosiene (October 19, 2019). "Ministro Luiz Fux recebe faixa vermelha e branca do jiu-jitsu". UOL Notícias (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved May 27, 2020.