Date: 2018-06-19Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision (EU, Euratom) 2018/879 of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States of 13 June 2018 appointing Judges to the Court of Justice
**Policy Summary:**
This decision, issued by the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States of the European Union on June 13, 2018, appoints Mr. Irmantas Jarukaitis and Mr. Peter George Xuereb as Judges of the Court of Justice. The appointments are for a six-year term, commencing on October 7, 2018, and concluding on October 6, 2024. This decision was made in accordance with Article 19 of the Treaty on European Union; Articles 253 and 255 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union; and Article 106a(1) of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community. The decision addresses the expiration of the terms of office of 14 Judges and five Advocates-General of the Court of Justice on October 6, 2018, and follows a panel opinion on the suitability of the nominated candidates as required by Article 255 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. The decision will enter into force the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Key Entities Referenced
European Union: A political and economic union of member states located primarily in Europe.
Court of Justice: The highest court in the European Union in matters of European Union law.
Treaty on European Union: One of the primary treaties forming the constitutional basis of the European Union.
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union: One of the two primary treaties of the European Union, alongside the Treaty on European Union.
European Atomic Energy Community: An international organisation established by the Treaty of Rome in 1957 with the purpose of creating a specialist market for nuclear power in Europe.
Irmantas JARUKAITIS: Nominee for the post of Judge of the Court of Justice.
Peter George XUEREB: Nominee for the post of Judge of the Court of Justice.
Brussels: The location where the decision was made.
L 155/4 EN Official Journal of the European Union 19.6.2018
DECISIONS
DECISION (EU, Euratom) 2018/879 OF THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF
THE MEMBER STATES
of 13 June 2018
appointing Judges to the Court of Justice
THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 19 thereof,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 253 and 255 thereof,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 106a(1)
thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The terms of office of 14 Judges and five Advocates-General of the Court of Justice are due to expire on
6 October 2018. Appointments to these posts should therefore be made for the period beginning on 7 October
2018.
(2) The term of office of these Judges and Advocates-General is six years.
(3) Mr Irmantas JARUKAITIS and Mr Peter George XUEREB have been nominated for the post of Judge of the Court of
Justice.
(4) The panel set up by Article 255 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union has given an opinion
on the suitability of these candidates to perform the duties of Judges of the Court of Justice and the General
Court,
HAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The following are hereby appointed Judges of the Court of Justice for the period from 7 October 2018 to 6 October
2024:
— Mr Irmantas JARUKAITIS,
— Mr Peter George XUEREB.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European
Union.
Done at Brussels, 13 June 2018.
The President
D. TZANTCHEV