The President is elected for a term of two years. The President convenes and chairs all meetings of the ENCJ organs. He represents the ENCJ, especially in relation to dealings with the institutions of the European Union.

The President is regularly invited to speech at international conferences and events.

Speeches by former President Lord Justice John Thomas

Speech for the Danish Court Administration, September 2009

Speech for the German Judges Association on Councils for the Judiciary, Frankfurt, November 2008 

Speech for the 20th anniversary of the Polish Council for the Judiciary; Krajowa Rada Sadownictwa

Speech at a conference of Victim Support Europe, Berlin, May 2009 

Speech in Stockholm, during EU Presidency of Sweden, on Victims, July 2009

Previous Presidents

      2011-2012 Miguel Carmona Ruano Member of the CGPJ. (full biography)

2008-2010 Lord Justice John Thomas

Member of the Judges’Council of England and Wales since 2002. Lord Justice of Appeal (full biography).

2007-2008 Edith Van den Broeck

Former President and member of the Hoge Raad voor Justitie/Conseil Supérieur de la Justice, Belgium (2000-2007)

2004-2007 Luigi Berlinguer

Former member of the Consiglio della Magistrature, Italy (2002-2006), currently Member of the European Parliament and vice-chair of the commitee on Legal Affairs