- Johan Munck
Johan Munck (born
7 February 1943 ) is a Swedishlawyer , currently serving as president of theSupreme Court of Sweden .Johan Munck was born in
Malmö ,Skåne County , the son of the lawyer and formermayor of Malmö Thomas Munck af Rosenschöld . He received aCandidate of Law degree fromLund University in1966 . In1974 he was employed as an associate judge ("hovrättsassessor") at theSkåne and Blekinge Court of Appeal in Malmö. The same year he was employed at the Ministry of Justice where he served as a legal adviser ("sakkunnig") until1979 , assistant undersecretary ("departementsråd") and head of the criminal law unit ("straffrättsenheten") from1979 to1983 , and as chief legal officer ("rättschef") from1983 to1987 . In1987 he was appointed as a judge of the Swedish Supreme Court. OnFebruary 1 ,2007 , he was appointed as chairman of the Supreme Court following the retirement of Bo Svensson.Johan Munck has served as a commissioner of several Swedish government commissions and committees, such as the Committee on Genetical Integrity ("Kommittén om genetisk integritet"), the September 11 Commission ("11 september-utredningen") and the Stock Market Security Paper Commission ("Värdepappersmarknadsutredningen"). He has served as chairman of the Swedish Stock Market Committee ("Aktiemarknadsnämnden"), the Disciplinary Committee of the
Stockholm Stock Exchange ("Stockholmsbörsens disciplinnämnd"), theSwedish Broadcasting Commission ("Granskningsnämnden för Radio och TV") and the Swedish National Collections of Music ("Statens musiksamlingar"). From1979 to1988 he was a judicial assistant to theSupreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces . He has authored several books and articles related to criminal and civil law.He is married to Kerstin Munck (née Palmquist), with whom he has three children. He lives with his family in
Sollentuna north ofStockholm . He is an outspoken Feminist [http://deliveryc.aftonbladet.se/vss/kvinna/story/0,2789,722370,00.html] .External links
*sv icon cite press release|title=Ny ordförande i Högsta domstolen|publisher=Ministry of Justice|date=2007-02-01|url=http://www.regeringen.se/sb/d/8689/a/76135;jsessionid=aRAt4nXVSTVd|format=|language=Swedish
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