Johan Munck (born 7 February 1943) is a Swedish

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and former President of the

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(2007–2010). Since 2010, he is the editor of the Swedish code of laws.

Early life and education

Johan Munck was born in

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, the adopted son of the lawyer and former

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Thomas Munck af Rosenschöld. He received a

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degree from

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in 1966.

Career

In 1974 he was employed as an associate judge (''hovrättsassessor'') at the Skåne and Blekinge Court of Appeal in Malmö. The same year he was employed at the

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where he served as a legal adviser (''sakkunnig'') until 1979, assistant undersecretary (''departementsråd'') and head of the criminal law unit (''straffrättsenheten'') from 1979 to 1983, and as director-general for legal affairs (''rättschef'') from 1983 to 1987. In 1987 he was appointed as Justice of the

. On 1 February 2007, he was appointed as President of the Supreme Court following the retirement of

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. Johan Munck has served as a commissioner of several Swedish government commissions and committees, such as the Committee on Genetical Integrity (''Kommittén om genetisk integritet''), the September 11 Commission (''11 september-utredningen'') and the Stock Market Security Paper Commission (''Värdepappersmarknadsutredningen''). He has served as chairman of the Swedish Stock Market Committee (''Aktiemarknadsnämnden''), the Disciplinary Committee of the

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(''Stockholmsbörsens disciplinnämnd''), the Swedish Broadcasting Commission (''Granskningsnämnden för Radio och TV'') and the Swedish National Collections of Music (''Statens musiksamlingar''). From 1979 to 1988 he was a judicial assistant to the

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. He has authored several books and articles related to

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and civil law. He is married to Kerstin Munck (née Palmquist) and has three children. He lives with his family in Sollentuna north of

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. He is an outspoken

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Munck, Johan 1943 births Living people People from Malmö Lund University alumni Presidents of the Supreme Court of Sweden Swedish feminists Male feminists People from Sollentuna Municipality 20th-century Swedish lawyers