Ian Stewart Forrester

Sir Ian Stewart Forrester (born 1945) is a former judge in the General Court of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). He served from 7 October 2015 to 31 January 2020. He was knighted in the 2026 New Year Honours list for services to International Law.

Education Ian Forrester studied at the University of Glasgow, Scotland, between 1962 and 1967 and graduated with a Master of Arts in History and English Literature and a Bachelor of Laws. Later, in 1969, he graduated with a Master of Civil Law from Tulane University, Louisiana, New Orleans.

Career Prior to being appointed to the General Court, he practiced as a barrister in Scotland (with Maclay, Murray & Spens), and New York (with Davis Polk & Wardwell) until 1972, following which he appeared before the Court of Justice of the European Union in Brussels and the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg.

Selected cases Ian Forrester appeared before the court in the following cases:

BBC et al. v Commission (Case T-70/89) Tillack v Belgium (Case 20477/05)