Gilmar Mendes
Gilmar Ferreira Mendes (born December 30, 1955) is a Brazilian Justice of the Supremo Tribunal Federal (Brazilian Supreme Federal Court), appointed by then President Fernando Henrique Cardoso in 2002. Mendes was the Chief Justice of the Court for the 2008–2010 term. Earlier, he had been the Attorney General from 2000 to 2002.
Gilmar Mendes | |
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| Justice of the Supreme Federal Court | |
| Assumed office June 20, 2002 | |
| Appointed by | Fernando Henrique Cardoso |
| Preceded by | Néri da Silveira |
| 53rd President of the Supreme Federal Court | |
| In office April 23, 2008 – April 23, 2010 | |
| Vice President | Cezar Peluso |
| Preceded by | Ellen Gracie |
| Succeeded by | Cezar Peluso |
| Attorney General of the Union | |
| In office January 21, 2000 – June 20, 2002 | |
| President | Fernando Henrique Cardoso |
| Preceded by | Geraldo Magela |
| Succeeded by | José Bonifácio de Andrada |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 30, 1955 Diamantino, Mato Grosso, Brazil |
| Alma mater | University of Brasília (LL.B., LL.M.) University of Münster (LL.M., LL.D.) |
Other judicial positions
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He has been criticised by legal scholars and journalists for the supposedly opportunistic political motivations of his rulings, and mocked for his alleged penchant for freeing powerful politicians suspected of corruption. In 2009, fellow Justice Joaquim Barbosa confronted him during a televised session of the Court, comparing him to a local criminal leader who commanded "thugs".
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