Jens Peter Christensen (born 1 November 1956 in Skive) is the president of the

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. He finished his upper secondary level education in 1975, became a

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in 1980, Candidate of Political Science in 1982, Licentiate of Law in 1990,

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in 1992 and a

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in 1997. Christensen was a ''fuldmægtig'' at the

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from 1983 to 1984, ''fuldmægtig'' at the Danish

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from 1985 to 1988, a

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at the

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judicial institute from 1988 to 1990,

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from 1990 to 1998 and acting judge at the High Court of Western Denmark from 1999 to 2000. In 2006 he was appointed to be a judge at the Supreme Court of Denmark. He is the president of the

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and the Danish Electoral Commission. Christensen was appointed President of the Supreme Court, effective from 1 November 2022, succeeding Thomas Rørdam.

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