Judge Cuno Tarfusser

Nationality: Italy (Western European and other States)

Term: 11 March 2009 - 10 March 2018

Assumed full-time duty: 23 March 2009

Elected from: List A on 20 January 2009

Previously assigned to: Pre-Trial Division (11 March 2009 - 10 March 2018)

Biography

Judge as of 11 March 2009, for a term of nine years. Second Vice-President of the Court as of 11 March 2012 for a term of three years. Assigned to the Pre-Trial Division; assumed full time duty 23 March 2009. National of Italy, elected from list A (competence in criminal law and procedure) on 20 January 2009.

Prior to joining the ICC, Judge Tarfusser served the Public Prosecution Office of the Bolzano District Court, Italy, first as Deputy Public Prosecutor for a period of sixteen years (1985-2001) and then as Chief Public Prosecutor for a further eight years (2001-2008). Under his guidance, the working practices of the Office were radically restructured, and its organisational model is now considered as the standard for the entire justice administration system throughout Italy.

His involvement as Public Prosecutor includes a number of investigations and trials encompassing crimes against individuals; crimes against the state, including terrorism; crimes against public administration such as extortion and corruption; trafficking; smuggling and European Union fraud; and organised crime such as money laundering.

During his career Judge Tarfusser has lectured at a number of law faculties within Italy and has been appointed to a number of rogatory commissions in Europe and the Dominican Republic.

He holds a Law Degree from the University of Innsbruck, Austria, and a Doctorate in Law from the University of Padova, Italy.

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Past situations and cases:
The Prosecutor v. Ahmad Muhammad Harun ("Ahmad Harun") and Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman ("Ali Kushayb") - Pre-Trial Chamber I ( 19 March 2009 - 15 March 2012 )
The Prosecutor v. Abdallah Banda Abakaer Nourain - Pre-Trial Chamber I ( 19 March 2009 - 16 March 2011 )
The Prosecutor v. Sylvestre Mudacumura - Pre-Trial Chamber I ( 19 March 2009 - 26 July 2010 )
The Prosecutor v. Bosco Ntaganda - Pre-Trial Chamber I ( 19 March 2009 - 26 July 2010 )
The Prosecutor v. Abdel Raheem Muhammad Hussein - Pre-Trial Chamber I ( 19 March 2009 - 15 March 2012 )
The Prosecutor v. Omar Hassan Ahmad Al Bashir - Pre-Trial Chamber I ( 19 March 2009 - 15 March 2012 )
The Prosecutor v. Callixte Mbarushimana - Pre-Trial Chamber I ( 19 March 2009 - 26 July 2010 )
The Prosecutor v. Bahr Idriss Abu Garda - Pre-Trial Chamber I ( 19 March 2009 - 8 February 2010 )
The Prosecutor v. Joseph Kony, Vincent Otti and Okot Odhiambo - Pre-Trial Chamber II ( 29 April 2009 - 3 July 2014 )
The Prosecutor v. Dominic Ongwen - Pre-Trial Chamber II ( 29 April 2009 - 3 July 2014 )
The Prosecutor v. Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo - Pre-Trial Chamber II ( 29 April 2009 - 18 March 2009 )
The Prosecutor v. Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo, Aimé Kilolo Musamba, Jean-Jacques Mangenda Kabongo, Fidèle Babala Wandu and Narcisse Arido - Pre-Trial Chamber II ( 29 April 2009 - 3 July 2014 )
The Prosecutor v. Walter Osapiri Barasa - Pre-Trial Chamber II ( 6 November 2009 - 3 July 2014 )
The Prosecutor v. William Samoei Ruto and Joshua Arap Sang - Pre-Trial Chamber II ( 6 November 2009 - 29 March 2012 )
The Prosecutor v. Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta - Pre-Trial Chamber II ( 6 November 2009 - 29 March 2012 )
The Prosecutor v. Sylvestre Mudacumura - Pre-Trial Chamber I ( 26 July 2010 - 16 May 2011 ) (Presiding)
The Prosecutor v. Callixte Mbarushimana - Pre-Trial Chamber I ( 26 July 2010 - 16 May 2011 ) (Presiding)
The Prosecutor v. Bosco Ntaganda - Pre-Trial Chamber I ( 26 July 2010 - 16 May 2011 ) (Presiding)
The Prosecutor v. Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi - Pre-Trial Chamber I ( 4 March 2011 - 16 May 2011 ) (Presiding)
The Prosecutor v. Bosco Ntaganda - Pre-Trial Chamber I ( 16 May 2011 - 10 March 2012 )
The Prosecutor v. Sylvestre Mudacumura - Pre-Trial Chamber I ( 16 May 2011 - 10 March 2012 )
The Prosecutor v. Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi - Pre-Trial Chamber I ( 16 May 2011 - 15 March 2012 )
The Prosecutor v. Callixte Mbarushimana - Pre-Trial Chamber I ( 16 May 2011 - 16 December 2011 )
The Prosecutor v. Simone Gbagbo - Pre-Trial Chamber II ( 20 May 2011 - 22 June 2011 )
The Prosecutor v. Charles Blé Goudé - Pre-Trial Chamber II ( 20 May 2011 - 22 June 2011 )
The Prosecutor v. Laurent Gbagbo - Pre-Trial Chamber II ( 20 May 2011 - 22 June 2011 )
The Prosecutor v. Bosco Ntaganda - Pre-Trial Chamber II ( 10 March 2012 - 3 July 2014 )
The Prosecutor v. Sylvestre Mudacumura - Pre-Trial Chamber II ( 10 March 2012 - 3 July 2014 )
The Prosecutor v. Omar Hassan Ahmad Al Bashir - Pre-Trial Chamber I ( 15 March 2012 - 3 July 2014 )
The Prosecutor v. Abdel Raheem Muhammad Hussein - Pre-Trial Chamber I ( 15 March 2012 - 3 July 2014 )
The Prosecutor v. Ahmad Muhammad Harun ("Ahmad Harun") and Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman ("Ali Kushayb") - Pre-Trial Chamber I ( 15 March 2012 - 3 July 2014 )
The Prosecutor v. Ahmad Al Faqi Al Mahdi - Pre-Trial Chamber II ( 19 July 2012 - 3 July 2014 )
The Prosecutor v. Germain Katanga - Appeals Chamber ( 9 April 2014 - 25 June 2014 )
The Prosecutor v. Germain Katanga - Pre-Trial Chamber II ( 18 June 2014 - 3 July 2014 )
The Prosecutor v. Omar Hassan Ahmad Al Bashir - Pre-Trial Chamber I ( 3 July 2014 - 16 March 2015 )
The Prosecutor v. Ahmad Muhammad Harun ("Ahmad Harun") and Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman ("Ali Kushayb") - Trial Chamber I ( 3 July 2014 - 16 March 2015 )
The Prosecutor v. Abdel Raheem Muhammad Hussein - Pre-Trial Chamber I ( 3 July 2014 - 16 March 2015 )
The Prosecutor v. Ahmad Al Faqi Al Mahdi - Pre-Trial Chamber II ( 3 July 2014 - 16 March 2015 )
The Prosecutor v. Walter Osapiri Barasa - Pre-Trial Chamber II ( 3 July 2014 - 16 March 2015 )
The Prosecutor v. Sylvestre Mudacumura - Pre-Trial Chamber II ( 3 July 2014 - 16 March 2015 )
The Prosecutor v. Joseph Kony, Vincent Otti and Okot Odhiambo - Pre-Trial Chamber II ( 3 July 2014 - 16 March 2015 )
The Prosecutor v. Dominic Ongwen - Trial Chamber II ( 3 July 2014 - 16 March 2015 )
The Prosecutor v. Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo, Aimé Kilolo Musamba, Jean-Jacques Mangenda Kabongo, Fidèle Babala Wandu and Narcisse Arido - Pre-Trial Chamber II ( 3 July 2014 - 30 January 2015 )
The Prosecutor v. Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo, Aimé Kilolo Musamba, Jean-Jacques Mangenda Kabongo, Fidèle Babala Wandu and Narcisse Arido - Pre-Trial Chamber II ( 3 July 2014 - 16 March 2015 )
The Prosecutor v. Bosco Ntaganda - Pre-Trial Chamber II ( 3 July 2014 - 18 July 2014 )
The Prosecutor v. Laurent Gbagbo - Trial Chamber I ( 17 September 2014 - 11 March 2015 )
The Prosecutor v. Charles Blé Goudé - Trial Chamber I ( 20 December 2014 - 11 March 2015 )
The Prosecutor v. Laurent Gbagbo and Charles Blé Goudé - Trial Chamber I ( 11 March 2015 - 18 March 2015 )
The Prosecutor v. Walter Osapiri Barasa - Pre-Trial Chamber II ( 16 March 2015 - 16 March 2018 ) (Presiding)
The Prosecutor v. Paul Gicheru and Philip Kipkoech Bett - Pre-Trial Chamber II ( 16 March 2015 - 16 March 2018 ) (Presiding)
The Prosecutor v. Abdel Raheem Muhammad Hussein - Pre-Trial Chamber I ( 16 March 2015 - 16 March 2018 ) (Presiding)
The Prosecutor v. Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi - Pre-Trial Chamber I ( 16 March 2015 - 16 March 2018 )
The Prosecutor v. Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi - Pre-Trial Chamber I ( 16 March 2015 - 20 March 2018 )
The Prosecutor v. Ahmad Al Faqi Al Mahdi - Pre-Trial Chamber I ( 16 March 2015 - 2 May 2016 )
The Prosecutor v. Ahmad Al Faqi Al Mahdi - Pre-Trial Chamber II ( 16 March 2015 - 20 March 2018 ) (Presiding)
The Prosecutor v. Simone Gbagbo - Pre-Trial Chamber I ( 16 March 2015 - 16 March 2018 )
The Prosecutor v. Dominic Ongwen - Pre-Trial Chamber II ( 16 March 2015 - 2 May 2016 ) (Presiding)
The Prosecutor v. Joseph Kony and Vincent Otti - Pre-Trial Chamber II ( 16 March 2015 - 16 March 2018 ) (Presiding)
The Prosecutor v. Omar Hassan Ahmad Al Bashir - Pre-Trial Chamber I ( 16 March 2015 - 16 March 2018 ) (Presiding)
The Prosecutor v. Ahmad Muhammad Harun ("Ahmad Harun") and Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman ("Ali Kushayb") - Pre-Trial Chamber I ( 16 March 2015 - 16 March 2018 ) (Presiding)
The Prosecutor v. Sylvestre Mudacumura - Pre-Trial Chamber II ( 16 March 2015 - 21 August 2015 ) (Presiding)
The Prosecutor v. Sylvestre Mudacumura - Pre-Trial Chamber I ( 21 August 2015 - 16 March 2018 )
The Prosecutor v. Sylvestre Mudacumura - Pre-Trial Chamber I ( 8 October 2015 - 20 March 2018 )
The Prosecutor v. Laurent Gbagbo and Charles Blé Goudé - Trial Chamber I ( 21 December 2015 - 16 July 2019 ) (Presiding)
The Prosecutor v. Al-Tuhamy Mohamed Khaled - Pre-Trial Chamber I ( 24 April 2017 - 16 March 2018 )
The Prosecutor v. Mahmoud Mustafa Busayf Al-Werfalli - Pre-Trial Chamber I ( 15 August 2017 - 16 March 2018 )