Sanita Osipova elected President of the Constitutional Court

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On Wednesday, October 14, the election of the Constitutional Court’s President was held at the Court’s sitting. The Justices unanimously elected the current Vice-president of the Constitutional Court Sanita Osipova to the position.

Sanita Osipova has been serving as the Justice of the Constitutional Court since 17 August 2011. On 16 May 2017, she was elected Vice-president of the Constitutional Court. On 6 May 2020, she was reelected to this position.

Sanita Osipova, President of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Latvia. Photo:

Sanita Osipova, President of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Latvia. Photo: Constitutional Court.

Sanita Osipova has been serving as the Justice of the Constitutional Court since 17 August 2011. On 16 May 2017, she was elected Vice-president of the Constitutional Court. On 6 May 2020, she was reelected to this position.

Information about the Constitutional Court’s President is available here.

The President of the Constitutional Court chairs the Court’s hearings, organizes the Court’s work and represents the Constitutional Court.

Taking into account the epidemiological safety measures that are still established in the state to restrict the spread of COVID-19, the election of the Constitutional Court’s President was held remotely, in a videoconference regime. The closed voting was organized using an electronic voting system.

 

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