Born on 2 June 1967 in Gentofte, Denmark

• Master of Law, University of Copenhagen, 1992
• Deputy prosecutor, District Prosecutors Office (1993-1994), State Prosecutors Office (1994 and 1996-2001), Copenhagen
• Head of section, Ministry of Justice, Civil Department (1993-1994), Law Department (European Union Law and Human Rights Division 1996-2000; Penal Law Division 2001; Human Rights Office 2001-2003)
• Deputy Judge, District Court of Torshavn, Faroe Islands, 1994-1996
• Co-editor of a legal magazine on European Union Law and Human Rights with responsibility for publication of summaries of leading cases from the ECHR, 2000-2010
• Secretary to the Committee on the incorporation of human rights conventions in Danish Law, 2001
• Ad hoc Judge, Copenhagen Eastern High Court, 2003 and 2004
• District Court Judge, Copenhagen District Court, 2004-2005
• High Court Judge (2005-2014), Deputy Section President (2010-2014), Copenhagen Eastern High Court
• Vice-Chairman, Refugee Board, 2012-2014
• Judge of the European Court of Human Rights from 1 April 2014 to 30 November 2022
• President of Section from 1 February 2019 to 31 October 2022
• Vice-President of the Court from 1 January 2020 to 31 October 2022.