Guy Canivet

Guy Canivet
Member of the Constitutional Council
In office
5 March 2007 – 4 March 2016
Appointed byJean-Louis Debré
PresidentJean-Louis Debré
Preceded byJean-Claude Colliard
Succeeded byCorinne Luquiens
First President of the Court of cassation
In office
2 July 1999 – 5 March 2007
Preceded byPierre Truche
Succeeded byVincent Lamanda
Personal details
Born (1943-09-23) 23 September 1943 (age 81)
Lons-le-Saunier, France
Alma materÉcole Nationale de la Magistrature
OccupationMagistrate
Awards
List
  • Officer of the Ordre national du Mérite (1998)
  • Docteur honoris causa of Laval University (2004)
  • Commander of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (2007)
  • Great Officer of the Legion of Honor (2016)
  • Commander of the Ordre des Palmes académiques

Guy Canivet (born 23 September 1943 in Lons-le-Saunier) is a French judge.

As of 2005, he is president of the Court of Cassation and as such is the highest judge in France.

On 22 February 2007, Jean-Louis Debré, president of the French National Assembly, appointed Guy Canivet to the Constitutional Council of France, replacing Jean-Claude Colliard.[1]

References

  1. ^ Decision of appointment, 22 February 2007


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