Daniel Zappelli
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Daniel Zappelli is a Swiss juror, who served as Attorney General of the State and Canton of Geneva from 2002 to 2011.
Early career
[edit]Zappelli studied law at the University of Fribourg, graduating in 1986 with the Swiss equivalent of a bachelor's degree in law. In 1989, he earned a seat at the Geneva Bar. He served as Deputy Attorney General in Geneva from 1996, and in January 2000 he became a judge at the Court of First Instance of the Geneva State Court of Justice.
Geneva Attorney General: 2002-2011
[edit]On 21 April 2002 Zappelli was elected Attorney General of the State and Canton of Geneva for the Parti radical, defeating the candidate of the left-alliance, Jean-Bernard Schmid.[1] He assumed the post replacing Bernard Bertossa.[citation needed]
On 20 April 2008 Zappelli was re-elected, defeating the socialist candidate François Paychère.[2] Zappelli announced his resignation as Attorney General on 7 November 2011, effective 31 March 2012.[3] In an emergency appointment, on 1 December 2011, the Grand Council of the Canton of Geneva chose Olivier Jornot to succeed Zappelli.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Elections judiciaires du 21 avril 2002". Archived from the original on 2013-11-28. Retrieved 2016-12-21.
- ^ "Elections judiciaires du 20 avril 2008". www.ge.ch. Archived from the original on 2008-04-23.
- ^ "Page d'accueil".
- ^ "Page d'accueil".