Luis Ignacio Ortega Álvarez (14 January 1953 – 15 April 2015) was a Spanish judge. He served on the Constitutional Court of Spain since January 2011.[1] He was noted as an expert of Spanish public law.[1]

Luis Ignacio Ortega Álvarez
Ortega during a meeting with María Dolores de Cospedal in 2013
Judge of the Constitutional Court of Spain
In office
12 January 2011 – 15 April 2015
Personal details
Born(1953-01-14)14 January 1953
Madrid, Spain
Died15 April 2015(2015-04-15) (aged 62)
Alma materUniversity of Castilla–La Mancha
OccupationJudge, professor
Known forExpert in Spanish public law, judge of the Constitutional Court

Biography

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Ortega was born in 1953 in Madrid. He did his doctoral studies in Rome. Ortega worked at the University of Castilla–La Mancha (UCLM) since 1988. He obtained the Jean Monnet chair in 1999 and started the Center for European Studies at the UCLM.[1]

On 12 January 2011 he was installed as judge on the Constitutional Court of Spain.[2] In 2010 he was elected by the Senate of Spain on proposal of the parliament of Castilla-La Mancha.[3] He was noted as a defender of civil and workers rights on the court, writing dissenting opinions against the majority vote.[1]

Ortega died on 15 April 2015, aged 62.[1] He had an infarction while present in the Constitutional Court building during a recess of the court.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Antonio Baylos (20 April 2015). "Luis Ortega, un magistrado que creía en los derechos de los ciudadanos". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Luis Ortega Álvarez" (in Spanish). University of Castilla–La Mancha. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Fallece Luis Ignacio Ortega Álvarez, magistrado del Tribunal Constitucional, durante un receso del Pleno" (in Spanish). Confilegal. 15 April 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2019.