Yves Rüedi (German pronunciation: [ˈiv ˈryə̯di]; born 30 September 1976) is a Judge of the Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland.
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| Judge of the Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland | |
| Assumed office 1 March 2014 | |
| Appointed by | Federal Assembly |
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| Born | 30 September 1976 Uznach, Switzerland |
| Citizenship | Glarus |
| Education | University of St. Gallen (M.L.) University of St. Gallen (Dr. iur.) |
| Alma mater | University of St. Gallen |
Professional career
editEducation
editRüedi earned a Master of Laws degree in 2002 and a Doctor of Law degree in 2009 from the University of St. Gallen.
National career
editFrom 2002 until 2012, Rüedi worked in private legal practice with Pestalozzi Attorneys at Law in Zürich. In 2006 he was elected President of the High Court of the Canton of Glarus by the Landsgemeinde.[1] In 2013 the Federal Assembly appointed him as a judge to the Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland. Rüedi was the youngest judge elected to the Federal Supreme Court in recent history. The Judicial Committee of the Federal Assembly accredited him with an impressive academic career.[2][3][4]
International career
editFrom 2018 to 2020, Yves Rüedi was a member of the International Council of Arbitration for Sport (ICAS), which is the governing body of the Court of Arbitration for Sport.[5] In 2020, Yves Rüedi was appointed to the Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office.[6]
Private life
editRüedi is passionate about sports in general and regularly works out. In 2001 he qualified for the Ironman World Championship in Hawaii. He repeated this exploit in 2017. His performance positioned him in the top 1% of his age group earning him 2018 Ironman Gold All World Athlete status.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Yves Rüedi zum neuen Bundesrichter gewählt". Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in Swiss High German). 2013-12-11. ISSN 0376-6829. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
- ^ Official report of the Judicial Committee of the Federal Assembly
- ^ Schindler, Felix (2013-12-12). "Immer der Jüngste". Tages-Anzeiger (in German). ISSN 1422-9994. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
- ^ "Glarner Yves Rüedi wird Richter am Bundesgericht". suedostschweiz.ch (in German). Retrieved 2018-06-26.
- ^ ICAS Media Release
- ^ Business distribution scheme of the Enlarged Board of Appeal for 2022
- ^ "Yves Rüedi erklimmt den Olymp der internationalen Sportjustiz | Südostschweiz". Südostschweiz (in Swiss High German). 2018-12-11. ISSN 1424-7518. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
External links
edit- Yves Rüedi on the official website of the Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland