JUDGES from Greece

Top 3

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Greek Judges of all time. This list of famous Greek Judges is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.

1. Panagiotis Pikrammenos (b. 1945)

With an HPI of 54.54, Panagiotis Pikrammenos is the most famous Greek Judge.  His biography has been translated into 32 different languages on wikipedia.

Panagiotis Pikrammenos (Greek: Παναγιώτης Πικραμμένος, pronounced [panaˈʝotis pikraˈmenos]; born 1945) is a Greek judge and politician who served as the Deputy Prime Minister of Greece from 2019 to 2023. He briefly served as the caretaker Prime Minister of Greece from May 16, 2012 to June 20, 2012 after the legislative election in May 2012 resulted in an absence of majority.

2. Vassiliki Thanou-Christophilou (b. 1950)

With an HPI of 53.46, Vassiliki Thanou-Christophilou is the 2nd most famous Greek Judge.  Her biography has been translated into 34 different languages.

Vasiliki Thanou-Christophilou (Greek: Βασιλική Θάνου-Χριστοφίλου, pronounced [vasiliˈci ˈθanu xristoˈfilu]; born 3 November 1950), also known as just Vasiliki Thanou, is a Greek judge who served as caretaker prime minister of Greece from 27 August to 21 September 2015, in the run-up to the September 2015 legislative election. She was the first-ever female Greek prime minister and the 98th officeholder since 1822. Thanou-Christophilou served as the President of the Court of Cassation, one of Greece's three supreme courts, from 2015 to 2017, and is currently the most senior judge in Greece. She teaches civil law at the National School of Judges of Greece and has been, since 2012, the president of the Greek Association of Judges and Prosecutors (SAD).

3. Vassilios Skouris (b. 1948)

With an HPI of 44.54, Vassilios Skouris is the 3rd most famous Greek Judge.  His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.

Vassilios Skouris (Greek: Βασίλειος Σκουρής; born 6 March 1948) is a Greek judge who was President of the European Court of Justice from 2003 to 2015. A European legal scholar, he served briefly in the government of Greece as Minister of the Interior in 1989 and again in 1996. He is professor at the Law School of the Aristotle University and at Bucerius Law School in Hamburg, Germany.