Daniel Zappelli

Daniel Zappelli is a Swiss juror, who served as Attorney General of the State and Canton of Geneva from 2002 to 2011.

Early career Zappelli studied law at the University of Fribourg, graduating in 1986 with the Swiss equivalent of a bachelor's degree in law. In 1989, he earned a seat at the Geneva Bar. He served as Deputy Attorney General in Geneva from 1996, and in January 2000 he became a judge at the Court of First Instance of the Geneva State Court of Justice.

Geneva Attorney General: 2002-2011 On 21 April 2002 Zappelli was elected Attorney General of the State and Canton of Geneva for the Parti radical, defeating the candidate of the left-alliance, Jean-Bernard Schmid. He assumed the post replacing Bernard Bertossa.

On 20 April 2008 Zappelli was re-elected, defeating the socialist candidate François Paychère. Zappelli announced his resignation as Attorney General on 7 November 2011, effective 31 March 2012. In an emergency appointment, on 1 December 2011, the Grand Council of Geneva chose Olivier Jornot to succeed Zappelli.