Gocha Lordkipanidze

Gocha Lordkipanidze (; born 3 February 1964) is a Georgian lawyer, legal scholar and civil servant, who has been a judge of the International Criminal Court since 2021. He served as a deputy minister in the Ministry of Justice of Georgia from 2012 to 2020, and then as the Minister of Justice from 2020 to 2021.

Biography Lordkipanidze was born on 3 February 1964. From 1985 to 1991, he studied law at the Tbilisi State University, graduating with an undergraduate degree and qualified as a lawyer.

ICC Judgeship In December 2020, he was one of six new judges elected to the International Criminal Court (ICC). He was sworn in as an ICC judge on 10 March 2021. He is an Appeals judge of the court.

US Sanctions Since December 18, 2025, judge Lordkipanidze has been under US sanctions due to his role as an appeals judge in confirming arrest warrants brought by prosecutor Karim Khan against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.