Born on 20 January 1956 in Shahumyan, Azerbaijan

• Law studies, Yerevan State University, 1972-79
• Advocate, Member of the Bar, 1979-85
• Judge of the Supreme Court, 1985-96
• Judge of the Constitutional Court, 1996-2003
• Member of the State Commission on Judicial Reform, 1997-99
• Member of the Commission on Constitutional Amendments, 1998-2001
• President of the Association of Judges, 1998-2003
• Vice-President of Section from 1 November 2012 to 31 October 2014
• Judge of the European Court of Human Rights from 11 June 2003 to 31 October 2014