Born on 25 October 1960 in Bratislava, Slovakia

• Law Studies at the University of Comenius, 1979-84
• Elected Judge by the Slovakian Parliament, 1985
• Judge of the First Instance Court, 1986-89
• Judge of the Appeal Court of Bratislava, 1990-94
• Legal Officer in the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, 1994-2004
• Judge of the European Court of Human Rights from 1 November 2004 to 31 August 2015