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José Celso de Mello Filho

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Celso de Mello
Justice of the Supreme Federal Court
In office
August 17, 1989 – October 13, 2020
Appointed byJosé Sarney
Preceded byRafael Mayer [1]
Succeeded byNunes Marques
36th President of the Supreme Federal Court
In office
May 22, 1997 – May 27, 1999
Vice PresidentCarlos Velloso
Preceded bySepúlveda Pertence
Succeeded byCarlos Velloso
Personal details
Born (1945-11-01) November 1, 1945 (age 79)
Tatuí, São Paulo, Brazil
SpouseAna Maria Rangel
Alma materUniversity of São Paulo

José Celso de Mello Filho (Tatuí, November 1, 1945), is a Brazilian jurist, former member of the Supreme Federal Court of Brazil. He was nominated by President José Sarney in 1989.[2]

He became the youngest President of the Court in 1997.[2]

On September 25, 2020, Celso de Mello announced his early retirement to October 13, before the limit date of November 1, when the dean of the Supreme Court will turn 75.[3]

References

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  1. ^ STF website Archived 2009-10-07 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese). Retrieved November 6, 2012.
  2. ^ a b Supreme Federal Court website. Archived 2020-06-06 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved November 6, 2012.
  3. ^ Falcão, Márcio; Vivas, Fernanda (25 September 2020). "Ministro Celso de Mello antecipa aposentadoria e deixará STF em 13 de outubro". G1 (in Portuguese). Retrieved 25 September 2020.


Legal offices
Preceded by Justice of the Supreme Federal Court
1989–2020
Succeeded by
Preceded by President of the Supreme Federal Court
1997–1999
Succeeded by
Vice President of the Supreme Federal Court
1995–1997