Rosario Salvatore Aitala

Rosario Salvatore Aitala is an Italian jurist specialising in criminal law.

Early career Prior to becoming a judge, Aitala was a police officer.

Judge and prosecutor Aitala was a judge and a prosecutor in Milan, Trapani and Rome for three decades, specialising in criminal law cases involving the Mafia, terrorism, corruption and international crime including terrorism. His term as an ICC judge is from 11 March 2018 to 10 March 2027. He became a judge of Pre-Trial Chamber II in 2018 and was elected as its presiding judge in 2021.

In March 2024, judge Aitala became First Vice-President of the Court, after being elected to the position by the plenary of ICC judges.

Government and international advisor Aitala has been an advisor to Italian foreign ministers and the president of the Italian Senate. ), and University of Rome Tor Vergata.