Mr. JÁN  MAZÁK 

Born on June 12, 1954 in Košice.

A professional judge of the Regional court in Košice (1980).  Vice-President of the  City Court of Košice  in the criminal department (1982),  then Vice-President of the Court in the civil law department (1987) and  the President of the City Court (1990).

A legal advisor at the Constitutional Court of the Slovak Republic (1993-1998).  At the same time he was an advocate.

The Deputy Minister  of Justice and Vice-President of the Legislative Council of the Government of the Slovak Republic (1998-2000). The President of the Constitutional Court of the Slovak Republic  from 22 January 2000.

He is a Professor of Civil and European law. The Head of the Institution of European law at the Law faculty of the University of Pavol Jozef Safarik in Košice (2005). 

 From December 2004 a member of the European  Commission for democracy through law (the Venice Commission). A member of the European Society of Public Law.