Aldis Laviņš

President of the Constitutional Court

Aldis Laviņš was born on 5 January 1973.

He graduated from the Latvian Police Academy in 1996 and a year later obtained a master’s degree in law from the same institution. Aldis Laviņš continued his studies at the Faculty of Law of the University of Latvia, graduating in 2002 with a master’s degree, and since 2013 continues studies in the doctoral programme of legal sciences.

Aldis Laviņš started his career in 1997 at the Department for Investigating Economic Crimes, Criminal Police General Directorate of the State Police. In 1997 and 1998 he worked as an assistant at the Department of Civil Law of the Latvian Police Academy, and since 1998 until the end of 1999 worked at the Legal Department of the State Treasury.

Aldis Laviņš was approved as a Judge on 16 December 1999. He served as a Judge at the Riga City Zemgale District Court, in 2003 was approved as a Judge at the Riga Regional Court, Chamber of Civil Cases, but from 2004 to 2008 he was a Judge and the President of the Administrative Regional Court. Alongside serving as a Judge, since 2002 Aldis Laviņš has been a lecturer at the Faculty of Law of the University of Latvia, and since 2002 – also a lecturer at the Latvian Judicial Training Centre.

In 2008 became a Judge of the Supreme Court Senate, initially working at the Department of Administrative Cases, but later – at the Department of Civil Cases.

On 3 April 2014, Aldis Laviņš was approved as the Judge of the Constitutional Court and entered into office on 25 April 2014. From 6 May 2014 to 8 May 2017 served as the President of the Constitutional Court.

Aldis Laviņš is the author of several publications on the understanding of legal principles, civil procedure, judicial competence, efficiency of court work and other issues. Received a Certificate of Gratitude from the Ministry of Justice for a considerable contribution to the work of the permanent working group on the Civil Procedure Law and to the development of civil procedure.

On 28 October 2020 Aldis Laviņš was elected Vice-President of the Constitutional Court.

In 2021, he received an Honorary Diploma of the Constitutional Court for his contribution to the strengthening of Latvia as a democratic, legal, socially responsible and sustainable state.

On 10 March 2022 Aldis Laviņš was elected President of the Constitutional Court.