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
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
On April 21, 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 April 20, 2008, Zappelli was re-elected, defeating the socialist candidate François Paychère.[2] Zappelli announced his resignation as Attorney General on November 7, 2011, effective March 31, 2012.[3] In an emergency appointment, on December 1, 2011, the Grand Council of the Canton of Geneva chose Olivier Jornot to succeed Zappelli.[4]
References
- ^ "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".
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