13 Facts About Marta Cartabia

Marta Cartabia was the first woman to hold the office of President of the Constitutional Court.

Marta Cartabia was born in San Giorgio su Legnano, near Milan, in 1963.

Marta Cartabia worked at the Constitutional Court of Italy as a clerk between 1993 and 1996.

Marta Cartabia was appointed as Judge on the Constitutional Court by the President of Italy, Giorgio Napolitano, on 2 September 2011, and sworn into office on 13 September 2011.

Marta Cartabia succeeded Maria Rita Saulle, who had died in office.

Marta Cartabia was appointed Vice President of the Court on 12 November 2014.

On 11 December 2019 Marta Cartabia succeeded Giorgio Lattanzi as President of the Constitutional Court, becoming the first woman to hold the position.

Marta Cartabia was succeeded as president by Mario Rosario Morelli and as Judge by Emanuela Navarretta.

In December 2017, Marta Cartabia was appointed as a substitute member for Italy to the European Commission for Democracy through Law of the Council of Europe, known as Venice Commission.

Marta Cartabia is the third woman after Paola Severino and Annamaria Cancelleri to hold this position.

Marta Cartabia was later appointed as a member of the Section for fundamental questions of the Dicastery for Evangelization.

Marta Cartabia is a member of the Ethic and Integrity Research Commission in the National Research Council.

Marta Cartabia was made Knight Grand Cross in the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic on 24 October 2011.