Stefano Petitti (born 2 September 1953) is an Italian judge. He has been Judge of the

Constitutional Court of Italy The Constitutional Court of the Italian Republic ( it, Corte costituzionale della Repubblica Italiana) is the highest court of Italy in matters of constitutional law. Sometimes, the name ''Consulta'' is used as a metonym for it, because its sessi ...

since 10 December 2019. Petitti was born in

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. He was elected to the Constitutional Court by the

Court of Cassation A court of cassation is a high-instance court that exists in some judicial systems. Courts of cassation do not re-examine the facts of a case, they only interpret the relevant law. In this they are appellate courts of the highest instance. In th ...

on 28 November 2019, having won the election against advocate general Luigi Salvato. At the time of his election Petitti served as president of the second civil section of the Court of Cassation. He succeeded

Giorgio Lattanzi Giorgio Lattanzi (born 26 January 1939) is an Italian judge. He was Judge of the Constitutional Court of Italy from 9 December 2010 to 9 December 2019 and President from 8 March 2018 until the end of his mandate. Career Lattanzi was born in Rome. ...

as judge on the Constitutional Court. Petitti was sworn in on 10 December 2019.

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