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Luiz Fux

Modern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of the Americas

Luiz Fux, born April 26, 1953, is a Brazilian jurist who has served as a justice of the Supreme Federal Court since March 3, 2011, and is the first Jewish Brazilian member of the court, of Romanian Jewish heritage. Before his appointment he served as a justice of the Superior Court of Justice from 2001 to 2011, having earlier worked as in-house counsel for Shell Brasil, as a public prosecutor in Rio de Janeiro from 1978, and as a state judge from 1983, rising to the Rio de Janeiro Court of Justice.

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Role
Judge and former Chief Justice of the Supreme Federal Court 1
Nationality / Jurisdiction
Brazilian 1
Born
1953 2
Birth Date
1953-04-26 2
Birthplace
Rio de Janeiro 2
Classification
Field of Law
Criminal Law 1
Gender
Male 1
Role
Role (category)
Judge 1
Role (category)
Chief Justice 1
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1. Luiz Fux (Wikipedia)
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  • Introduction, gender
    He is of Romanian Jewish descent, and the first Jewish Brazilian member of the Court.
  • Introduction, nationality
    Luiz Fux (Portuguese pronunciation: [luˈis ˈfuks]; born 26 April 1953) is a Brazilian judge and former Chief Justice of the Supreme Federal Court. He is of Romanian Jewish descent, and the first Jewish Brazilian member of the Court. From 1978 until 1982 he served as a prosecutor for the Public Prosecutor's Office of the State of Rio de Janeiro.
  • Introduction
    Luiz Fux (Portuguese pronunciation: [luˈis ˈfuks]; born 26 April 1953) is a Brazilian judge and former Chief Justice of the Supreme Federal Court.
  • Entity description, field of law
    Before his appointment he served as a justice of the Superior Court of Justice from 2001 to 2011, having earlier worked as in-house counsel for Shell Brasil, as a public prosecutor in Rio de Janeiro from 1978, and as a state judge from 1983, rising to the Rio de Janeiro Court of Justice.
  • In Legal System: Law of Brazil, Wikipedia lead sentence
    is a Brazilian judge and former Chief Justice of the S
  • Member Of: Federal Supreme Court of Brazil, Article text
    Luiz Fux (Portuguese pronunciation: [luˈis ˈfuks]; born 26 April 1953) is a Brazilian judge and former Chief Justice of the Supreme Federal Court.
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2. Wikidata: Luiz Fux
  • Wikidata Q3624733, P569 date of birth claim (year)
    P569 (date of birth): 1953
  • Wikidata Q3624733, P569 date of birth claim (full date)
    P569 (date of birth): 1953-04-26
  • Wikidata Q3624733, P19 place of birth claim
    P19 (place of birth): Rio de Janeiro
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