Marko Bošnjak

Marko Bošnjak (born 12 March 1974) is a Slovenian jurist, judge, attorney, and academic. He worked as a researcher and lecturer before becoming an attorney and subsequently a judge. Bošnjak served as a judge at the European Court of Human Rights between May 2016 and May 2025. For the last 11 months of his term, he was the president of the court.

Early life and education Bošnjak was born in Ljubljana on 12 March 1974. He graduated from the Faculty of Law at the University of Ljubljana in 1999, obtaining his law degree. In 1999 and 2002, he obtained his master’s degree and the doctoral title in law, respectively, both at that same university. His doctoral dissertation was titled “The Development of Modern Medicine and Criminal Law". He passed the state judicial exam in 2001 with the highest commendations.

Career Academic career Bošnjak began his academic career in 1996 as a research assistant, then in 2002 continued on as a research fellow until 2006, when he became a senior research fellow at the Institute of Criminology at the Faculty of Law at the University of Ljubljana until 2008. where he also acted as the Head of the Criminal Law department from 2012 to 2016. His main areas of academic activity include Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, Human Rights Law, Constitutional Law, International Law, and Criminology. and Vice-President of the Court in November 2022. Finally, he served as the President of the Court between July 2024 and May 2025.

Personal life Bošnjak is married to Petra Stanonik Bošnjak, a Slovenian lawyer, with whom he has four children.