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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.

Facts
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)
Wikipedia
  • Introduction, gender
    He is of Romanian Jewish descent, and the first Jewish Brazilian member of the Court.
  • Introduction, nationality
    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.
  • Introduction, role
    Luiz Fux 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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