Giuseppe Frigo

Giuseppe Frigo
Giuseppe Frigo (left) with Italian President Giorgio Napolitano (right)
Judge of the Constitutional Court of Italy
In office
23 October 2008 – 7 November 2016
Nominated byItalian Parliament
Personal details
Born(1935-03-30)30 March 1935
Brescia, Italy
Died7 December 2019(2019-12-07) (aged 84)
Brescia, Italy

Giuseppe Frigo (30 March 1935 – 7 December 2019) was an Italian judge. He was a judge on the Constitutional Court of Italy from 23 October 2008 to 7 November 2016.

Career

Frigo was born in Brescia. He was elected to the Constitutional Court by the Italian Parliament with 689 out of 952 votes on 21 October 2008, and he was sworn in two days later.[1][2] He retired on 7 November 2016, citing health reasons.[3][4] He died on 7 December 2019 in Brescia.[5]

Frigo was made Knight Grand Cross in the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic on 27 October 2008.[6]

References

  1. ^ Gianfranco Baldini; Anna Cento Bull (15 January 2010). Governing Fear. Berghahn Books. pp. 32–. ISBN 978-1-84545-783-9.
  2. ^ "The Constitutional Court: Composition of the Court". Constitutional Court of Italy. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Consulta: giudice Frigo si dimette" (in Italian). ANSA. 7 November 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  4. ^ Giovanni Bianconi (8 November 2016). "Consulta, Giuseppe Frigo lascia Adesso restano 14 giudici a decidere sull'Italicum" (in Italian). Corrieri della Sera Roma. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  5. ^ "È morto a Brescia l'avvocato Giuseppe Frigo" (in Italian). Giornale di Brescia. 8 December 2019. Archived from the original on 11 March 2020.
  6. ^ "Frigo Prof.Avv. Giuseppe" (in Italian). Office of the Italian President. Retrieved 29 January 2015.


Flag of ItalyJustice icon

This article about an Italian lawyer, judge or jurist is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.