Mario Rosario Morelli

Mario Rosario Morelli
Mario Rosario Morelli
President of the Constitutional Court of Italy
	In office; 16 September 2020 – 12 December 2020
Preceded by	Marta Cartabia
Succeeded by	Giancarlo Coraggio
Vice President of the Constitutional Court of Italy
	In office; 8 March 2018 – 16 September 2020
President	Giorgio Lattanzi; Marta Cartabia
Judge of the Constitutional Court of Italy
	In office; 12 December 2011 – 12 December 2020
Appointed by	Court of Cassation
Personal details
Born	15 May 1941; Rome, Italy

Mario Rosario Morelli (born 15 May 1941) is an Italian judge. He was Judge of the Constitutional Court of Italy between 12 December 2011 and 12 December 2020, and served as its President from 16 September 2020.

Career

Morelli was born in Rome on 15 May 1941.[1] He was a President of Section of the Court of Cassation before being appointed to the Constitutional Court by the Court of Cassation on 18 November 2011. He was sworn in on 12 December 2011.[1]

When Giorgio Lattanzi became President of the Court on 8 March 2018, he named Morelli Vice President.[2] He was confirmed in this position by President Marta Cartabia on 11 December 2019.[3] On 16 September 2020 Morelli became President, he was elected in the second round of voting with nine votes, while Giancarlo Coraggio obtained five and Giuliano Amato received one.[4] As first act in office he made both Coraggio and Amato Vice President.[5] His term in office ended on 12 December 2020.[6]

References

"The Constitutional Court: Composition of the Court". Constitutional Court of Italy. Archived from the original on 13 November 2015.
"La Consulta elegge Giorgio Lattanzi nuovo presidente" (in Italian). Il Sole 24 Ore. 8 March 2018. Archived from the original on 12 April 2020.
"Consulta. Marta Cartabia eletta Presidente, prima donna a guidare la Corte" (in Italian). RAI News. 11 December 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
"Corte Costituzionale, Mario Morelli nuovo presidente: prende il posto di Marta Cartabia. Ma la Consulta si è divisa" (in Italian). Il Messagero. 16 September 2020. Archived from the original on 17 September 2020.
"Mario Rosario Morelli eletto Presidente della Corte Constituzionale" (PDF) (in Italian). Constitional Court of Italy. 16 September 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 September 2020.
"Corte costituzionale: il saluto commosso al presidente Mario Rosario Morelli" (in Italian). NT Diritto. 1 December 2020. Archived from the original on 24 January 2021.

Legal offices
Preceded by Marta Cartabia	President of the Constitutional Court of Italy 2020	Succeeded by Giancarlo Coraggio

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[corte-1] "The Constitutional Court: Composition of the Court". Constitutional Court of Italy. Archived from the original on 13 November 2015.

[2] "La Consulta elegge Giorgio Lattanzi nuovo presidente" (in Italian). Il Sole 24 Ore. 8 March 2018. Archived from the original on 12 April 2020.

[3] "Consulta. Marta Cartabia eletta Presidente, prima donna a guidare la Corte" (in Italian). RAI News. 11 December 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2020.

[4] "Corte Costituzionale, Mario Morelli nuovo presidente: prende il posto di Marta Cartabia. Ma la Consulta si è divisa" (in Italian). Il Messagero. 16 September 2020. Archived from the original on 17 September 2020.

[5] "Mario Rosario Morelli eletto Presidente della Corte Constituzionale" (PDF) (in Italian). Constitional Court of Italy. 16 September 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 September 2020.

[6] "Corte costituzionale: il saluto commosso al presidente Mario Rosario Morelli" (in Italian). NT Diritto. 1 December 2020. Archived from the original on 24 January 2021.