Born on 9 April 1956 in Reykjavik, Iceland

• Law studies at the University of Iceland and Duke University, North Carolina, United States
• Assistant Judge at the Civil Court of Reykjavik, 1987-88
• Associate Professor of Law, University of Iceland, 1989-93
• Référendaire at the EFTA Court, Geneva and Luxembourg, 1993-96 and 1999-2003
• Professor of Law, University of Iceland 1996-2003
• Professor of Constitutional Law and International Public Law, University of Reykjavik, 2003-04
• Judge of the European Court of Human Rights from 1 November 2004 to 31 October 2013