Jens Peter Christensen
President of the Supreme Court, Supreme Court of Denmark
- In office since November 2022
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Source: altinget.dk, checkedCurrent role
- Danish: Præsident for Højesteret Supreme Court of Denmark · since November 1, 2022 Source: altinget.dk, checked (+1 more)
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- altinget.dk · checked President of the Supreme Court Jens Peter Christensen (since 1 Nov 2022, retiring Nov 2026): Altinget/dknyt reports, read 2026-10-12; regional chairs: https://www.regional-indsigt.dk/2025/12/04/konstitueringerne-er-nu-paa-plads-i-alle-fire-regioner/ and Region Sjælland chair per Region Østdanmark press release Aug 2026 (via search); Hovedstaden chair per lex.dk. For: Jens Peter Christensen
- altinget.dk · checked Altinget, "Højesteret har fundet ny højesteretspræsident", 8 September 2026, read 2026-10-12 (search result): Jens Peter Christensen is president until the end of November 2026 (age limit 70); the justices nominated Oliver Talevski as successor. Fallback: hoejesteret.dk not fetched. For: President of the Supreme Court
- regional-indsigt.dk · checked Regional council chairs 2026-29 (Midtjylland, Nordjylland, Syddanmark: terms from 1 Jan 2026); Hovedstaden (Lars Gaardhøj) and Sjælland (Trine Birk Andersen) chairs from lex.dk and press release, start dates unknown; Supreme Court president start 2022-11-01 per Altinget; King since 2024-01-14; read 2026-10-12. For: President of the Supreme Court
- oda.ft.dk · checked Danish names: Folketinget ODA (ministerial titles, party names); other Danish names are standard official names of the bodies (ft.dk, regioner.dk). For: President of the Supreme Court in Danish