Curriculum Vitae Dragan Poljak, LL.B.Justice at the Criminal Department of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Croatia_______________________________________ Personal data: Citizenship: Croatian Date of birth: 19. May 1955 Place of birth: Pribiševci Family: Married, two grown-up children Professional education and training: 1980 Passed the Bar exam 1978 Graduated from the University of Zagreb, Faculty of Law Judicial experience: Since 1.3.2007 to 15.4.2008 Justice of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Croatia 2005 - 2007 Judge of the County Court in Osijek – The Second Instance Criminal Department 1993 - 2005 Judge of the County Court in Osijek – The First Instance Criminal Department 1988 - 1993 Judge of the Municipal Court in Osijek – Criminal Department 1980 - 1988 Judge of the Municipal Court in Osijek – Civil Department 1978 - 1980 Judicial apprentice at the Municipal Court in Osijek Activity in professional bodies and associations: 2003 - 2004 President of the First Instance Criminal Department at the County Court in Osijek 2001 - 2005 President of the Judicial Council of the County Court in Osijek Participated in numerous symposia and work.-shops in the area of criminal law 2004 Participated in the seminar organised by the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Croatia and the Judicial Academy in cooperation with ICTY, on the topic "Croatia and the International Criminal Law" in Stubičke toplice Conducted practical courses in criminal law for students at the Faculty of Law in Osijek Co-author (with dr. sc. Igor Bojanić, lecturer at the chair for Criminal Law at the Faculty of Law in Osijek) of the scientific papers «Ostvarivanje zakonske politike kažnjavanja u praksi Županijskog suda u Osijeku kao drugostupanjskog suda u razdobljima od 1993.-1997.g. i 1998.-2002.g.», published in Hrvatski ljetopis za kazneno pravo i praksu (Zagreb) No. 2/2004. Member of the Association of Croatian Judges /Changed: 03.04.2007/