Ad Geelhoed

Leendert Adrie "Ad" Geelhoed (12 November 1942 – 20 April 2007) was a Dutch professor, civil service worker, and Advocate-General of the European Court of Justice.

Biography Geelhoed was born in 1942 in Vught, he finished his study of Dutch law at Utrecht University in 1970. He stayed on at the university for one year to work as a scientific employee for the Europe Institute. Geelhoed then moved to Luxembourg to work as an assistant for the Dutch judge André Donner at the European Court of Justice.

In October 2000 he gave this position up to become Advocate-General (AG) of the European Court of Justice. During his time as AG he produced an above average number of 240 opinions. Many of which were seen as remarkable or innovating by the press. He then returned to his part-time professorship of European Integration at Utrecht University, which he had since 1998. On 20 April 2007 he died.