Damir Kontrec, LLB President of the Civil Law Department of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Croatia Personal data: Date of birth: 30 July 1965 Place of birth: Varaždin, Republic of Croatia Education and qualifications: 1991 Passed the bar exam 1989 Graduated from the Faculty of Law in Zagreb 1984 "Gabriel Santo" Grammar School in Varaždin 1980 Primary education Judicial experience: October 2017 President of the Civil Department of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Croatia Feb 2011 - present Justice of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Croatia 2010 - 2011 State Secretary at the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Croatia 2006 - 2010 Judge of the County Court in Varaždin, Vice President of the County Court in Varaždin 1996 - 2006 President of the Municipal Court in Varaždin 1993 - 1996 Judge of the Municipal Court in Varaždin and Vice President of the Municipal Court in Varaždin 1991 - 1993 Judge of the Municipal Court in Čakovec 1989 - 1991 Judicial apprentice at the County (District) Court in Varaždin Other activities: Vice-President of the State Electoral Commission of the Republic of Croatia since 2018 President of the Association of Croatian Judges since 2017 Deputy President of the Association of Croatian Judges Member of the State Judicial Council since 2015 Member o the Board of the European Network of the Councils for Judiciary since 2017 Representative of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Croatia to the European Land Registry Association (ELRA) Member of the Croatian Association for Civil Sciences and Practice Member of the Ethical Council of the General Hospital in Varaždin Judge of the Employment Tribunal in Varaždin and Zagreb Member of the Working Group for Preparing Negotiations for Chapter 23 – Judiciary and Fundamental Rights in the area of judicial reforms Representative of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Croatia in the Coordinating Committee of the Project of the Implementation of the Integrated System of Land Administration Member of several working groups for drafting laws within the Ministry of the Justice and Ministry of Sea, Transport and Infrastructure of the Republic of Croatia President of the Examination Committee for authorized land registry clerks within the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Croatia Member of the Examination Committee for the Bar Exam within the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Croatia External Associate of the Department of Civil Law of the Faculty of Law in Rijeka President and member of the Town Electoral Committee in Varaždin and the County Election Commission of the County of Varaždin Member of the Editorial Board of Hrvatska pravna revija Participation at seminars and conferences: Lecturer at several professional seminars and symposia in Peru, Belgium, Germany, Montenegro and Macedonia International conferences and study tours in the USA, Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, Sweden, Germany, Austria, Bulgaria, Romania, Switzerland, Montenegro, Macedonia and Slovenia Lecturer and head of workshops organized by the Judicial Academy Lecturer at the State School for Judicial Officials and apprentices Lecturer at symposia organized by Narodne novine d.d., Organizator d.o.o., Inženjerski biro d.d., Novi informator d.o.o., the Croatian Chamber of Trade and Crafts, the Faculty of Law in Rijeka, the Faculty for Civil Engineering in Zagreb and others Author and co-author of numerous books on civil law, land registry law, enforcement law and inheritance law Scientific and expert papers in the field of civil law Publication and other works: Author and co-author of numerous books on civil law, land registry law, enforcement law and inheritance law Scientific and expert papers in the field of civil law