European Court of Justice
On 8 June 1999, the member states of the European Union agreed to the appointment of Dr. Skouris to the Court of Justice of the European Communities, or European Court of Justice. Following his first term, the justices of the court elected him as their President on 7 October 2003, and again on 9 October 2009.
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