Silvana Sciarra

Silvana Sciarra
Silvana Sciarra (left) shaking hands with Italian President Giorgio Napolitano (right).
Judge of the Constitutional Court of Italy
Incumbent
Assumed office 11 November 2014
Appointed by	Italian Parliament
Personal details
Born	24 July 1948 Trani, Italy

Silvana Sciarra (born 24 July 1948) is an Italian judge. She has been Judge of the Constitutional Court of Italy since 11 November 2014.

Career

Sciarra was born in Trani. She taught European Labour and Social Law at the European University Institute between 1994 and 2003. She was a professor of labour law at the University of Florence and the University of Siena before being appointed to the Constitutional Court by the Italian Parliament on 6 November 2014. In the parliamentary election she obtained 630 out of a necessary 570 votes.^[1] She was sworn in on 11 November 2014.^[2]

References

1. "Consulta, eletta Silvana Sciarra, non ce la fa Bariatti. Zaccaria nuovo membro laico del Csm" (in Italian). ANSA. 10 November 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
2. "The Constitutional Court: Composition of the Court". Constitutional Court of Italy. Retrieved 30 January 2015.