Dámaso Ruiz-Jarabo Colomer
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Dámaso Ruiz-Jarabo Colomer (20 June 1949 - 12 November 2009) was a Spanish jurist, judge
at the Consejo General del Poder Judicial (General Council of the Judiciary) and the head of the Private Office of the President of the Consejo General del Poder Judicial. He also served as an ad hoc judge to the European Court of Human Rights
and a judge at the Tribunal Supremo (Supreme Court) from 1996. He was an Advocate General at the European Court of Justice
since 19 January 1995 until his death in November 2009.
Damaso Ruiz-Jarabo was born in Madrid; he was unmarried with no children; he died in Luxembourg, aged 60.
Jurist
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at the Consejo General del Poder Judicial (General Council of the Judiciary) and the head of the Private Office of the President of the Consejo General del Poder Judicial. He also served as an ad hoc judge to the European Court of Human Rights
European Court of Human Rights
The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg is a supra-national court established by the European Convention on Human Rights and hears complaints that a contracting state has violated the human rights enshrined in the Convention and its protocols. Complaints can be brought by individuals or...
and a judge at the Tribunal Supremo (Supreme Court) from 1996. He was an Advocate General at the European Court of Justice
European Court of Justice
The Court can sit in plenary session, as a Grand Chamber of 13 judges, or in chambers of three or five judges. Plenary sitting are now very rare, and the court mostly sits in chambers of three or five judges...
since 19 January 1995 until his death in November 2009.
Damaso Ruiz-Jarabo was born in Madrid; he was unmarried with no children; he died in Luxembourg, aged 60.