Gustavo Zagrebelsky (; born 1 June 1943) is an Italian judge and

constitutionalist Constitutionalism is "a compound of ideas, attitudes, and patterns of behavior elaborating the principle that the authority of government derives from and is limited by a body of fundamental law". Political organizations are constitutional to ...

. Zagrebelsky was born in

San Germano Chisone San Germano Chisone (French: Saint-Germain) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southwest of Turin. San Germano Chisone borders the following municipalities: Inverso Pin ...

, brother of Vladimiro Zagrebelsky, judge at the

European Court of Human Rights The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), also known as the Strasbourg Court, is an international court of the Council of Europe which interprets the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). The court hears applications alleging that a co ...

. He was appointed as a judge on

Constitutional Court of Italy The Constitutional Court of the Italian Republic () is the highest court of Italy in matters of constitutional law. Sometimes, the name ''Consulta'' is used as a metonym for it, because its sessions are held in Palazzo della Consulta in Rome. ...

by the

President of Italy The president of Italy, officially titled President of the Italian Republic (), is the head of state of Italy. In that role, the president represents national unity and guarantees that Politics of Italy, Italian politics comply with the Consti ...

on 9 September 1995, swearing on his honour on 13 September 1995. He was elected President of the Italian Constitutional Court on 28 January 2004 and ceased his President office on 13 September of the same year.

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1943 births Living people People from the Metropolitan City of Turin 20th-century Italian judges Presidents of the Constitutional Court of Italy Academic staff of the University of Turin Italian people of Russian descent 21st-century Italian judges {{Italy-law-bio-stub