Renata Šantek, LLB Justice at the Civil Law Department of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Croatia Personal data: Date of birth: 3 September 1966 Place of birth: Zagreb Education and qualification: 1992 Passed the bar exam 1990 Graduated from the Faculty of Law in Zagreb 1985 Administration and Judiciary School in Zagreb Primary school in Markuševec, Zagreb Judicial experience: Sept 2009 - present Justice of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Croatia 2007 - 2009 Deputy President of the Civil Law Department of the County Court in Zagreb 2007 - 2009 Head of the Office for Monitoring and Studying Court Practice 2005 - 2009 Assigned to the Office for Monitoring and Studying Court Practice, adjudicating at the Civil Department of the County Court in Zagreb 2002 - 2009 Judge of the County Court in Zagreb 1999 - 2002 President of Civil Law Department of the Municipal Court in Zagreb 1993 - 2002 Judge of the Municipal Court in Zagreb 1991 - 1993 Judicial apprentice at the Municipal Court in Zagreb 1990 - 1991 Volunteer at the Commercial Court in Zagreb Activity in professional bodies and associations: 2014 - 2019 Vice-President of the State Electoral Commission of the Republic of Croatia 2001 - 2005 Member of the National Judicial Council 1997 - present Member of the Expert Team of the State Electoral Commission of the Republic of Croatia Other activities: 1999 - present Associate Teacher at the Faculty of Law in Zagreb (practical courses), within the Chair for Civil Law as well as the Chair for Civil Procedural Law and the Chair for Family Law 2004 - present Chairman of several workshops organized by the Judicial Academy within the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Croatia 2004-2008 Honorary judge at the Croatian Chamber of Trades and Crafts in Zagreb Examiner at examinations for agents in property transaction services within the Croatian Chamber of Commerce in the field of property right and land register Member of study groups at the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Croatia for preparing draft laws and law amendments 2009 - present Member of the Permanent Committee for Verification of Court Decision Patterns within ICMS Application Participation at seminars and conferences: Jan 2001 "Croatian Courts and Registries Study Tour" - seminar organized by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in the USA and Canada Croatian Courts and Registries Study Tour" 2001 Judicial Administration" – international seminar in London and "Court Administration/Case Management" seminar organized by the National Center for State Courts in Washington 2002 "Introductory seminar on modern teaching techniques" within CARDS Programme "Judicial Reform" 2003 Passed the"Integrated Case Management" seminar organized by the National Center for State Courts in Washington 2004 Took part in "The American System of Court Administration" international exchange programme for judges, and visited the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Tennessee 2008 Lecturer at several seminars organized by the Croatian Bar Association and New Informator 2009 Took part in the "Direct Judicial Communications on Family Matters and the Development of Judicial Networks" international conference in Brussels