Bruno Cotte

Bruno Cotte
Judge of the International Criminal Court
In office 3 December 2007 – 31 May 2014
Nominated by	France
Appointed by	Assembly of States Parties
President of the Criminal Chamber of the French Court of Cassation
In office 2000–2007
Counsel for the Prosecution of the French Court of Cassation
In office 1995–2000
Public Prosecutor of the Tribunal de grande instance de Paris
In office 1990–1995
Attorney General of the Versailles Court of Appeal
In office May 1990 – September 1990
Director for Criminal Affairs and Pardons in the French Ministry of Justice
In office 1984–1990
Personal details
Born	(1945-06-10)June 10, 1945 Lyon, France

Bruno Cotte (born 10 June 1945 in Lyon) is a French jurist who served as a judge of the International Criminal Court (ICC) from 2007 to 2014.[1][2] Prior to his appointment to the ICC, Cotte was a member of the Cour de Cassation, France's supreme court of appeal. He had been Director for Criminal Affairs and Pardons in the French Ministry of Justice, Attorney General of the Versailles Court of Appeal and a public prosecutor of the Paris district court. He was elected to the ICC in 2008 to fill a judicial vacancy and was elected from the Western European and Others group of states. He was on the ICC's List A of judges, which comprises those judges who are experts in criminal law.[2]

References

1. "Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court – Sixth session – New York, 30 November - 14 December 2007 – Official Records – Volume I" (PDF). International Criminal Court. p. 12. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
2. "Judge Bruno Cotte". International Criminal Court. Retrieved 27 August 2024.