Giovanni Amoroso
Giovanni Amoroso is an Italian judge. He has been Judge of the Constitutional Court of Italy since 13 November 2017 and its President since 21 January 2025.
Amoroso was born in Mercato San Severino on 30 March 1949.
He was elected to the Constitutional Court by the [Supreme Supreme Court of Cassation (Italy)|Court of Cassation (Italy)|Court of Cassation] on 26 October 2017. He won 210 votes, with his competitor Renato Rordorf obtaining 11. At the time of his election Amoroso served as president of the labour section of the Court of Cassation. He was sworn in on 13 November 2017. Amoroso succeeded Alessandro Criscuolo.
On 21 January 2025, he was unanimously elected as President of the Constitutional Court.
Biography
He has been a magistrate of the Court of cassation, president of the labor section, a member of the United Civil Sections, and director of the Office of the Supreme and Roll. He was also a cassation counselor at the third criminal section and at the labor section.He was also previously a university lecturer in civil law at the University of Macerata and in constitutional law at the Libera Università Mediterranea of Casamassima.
He is the author of numerous publications on labor law, constitutional justice, civil law and civil procedure.
On Oct. 26, 2017, he was elected a constitutional judge, where he had already been a longtime study assistant, by the judges of the Supreme Court in a runoff vote. He was sworn in, and thus officially took office, the following November 13. On Dec. 12, 2023, he was appointed vice president of the Constitutional Court by newly elected President Augusto Antonio Barbera.
On May 16, 2018, he visited the Institute of Technical and Vocational High School Education in Verres as part of the “Trip to Schools.” At the question of a student, he expressed his opposition to the introduction of dissenting opinion in the Italian legal system, including with regard to constitutional judges.
On January 21, 2025, he was unanimously elected president of the List of presidents of the Constitutional Court of Italy.