Josip Turkalj, LLB Justice in the Civil Department of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Croatia Personal data: Date of birth: 15 August 1967 Place of birth: Zagreb, Republic of Croatia Education and qualifications: 1994 Passed the bar exam 1987 - 1992 Graduated from the Faculty of Law in Zagreb 1974 - 1986 Primary and secondary education in Zagrebu Judicial experience: 1 January, 2024 - present Justice of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Croatia 2012 - 2024 Judge of the High Commercial Court of the Republic of Croatia 2023 Member of the Judicial Council of the High Commercial Court of the Republic of Croatia 2019 - 2023 President of the Judicial Council of the High Commercial Court of the Republic of Croatia 2015 - 2019 Member of the Judicial Council of the High Commercial Court of the Republic of Croatia 2005 - 2012 Judge of the County Court in Velika Gorica 2010 - 2012 President of the Judicial Council of the County Court in Velika Gorica 2006 - 2010 Member of the Judicial Council of the County Court in Velika Gorica 1996 - 2005 Judge of the Municipal Court in Zagreb 2005 Head of the Housing duspute group 1994 - 1996 Judge of the Misdemeanor Court in Zagreb 1992 - 1994 Judicial apprentice at the Municipal Court in Zagreb Activity in professional bodies and associations: 2007 - 2012 President of the Association of Croatian Judges branch of the County Court in Velika Gorica od 1996 Member of the Association of Croatian Judges od 1996 Member of the municipal, town, and county Electoral Commissions Other activities: 2018 Member of the working group for drafting the Law on Amendments to the Law on Court Fees 2017 Member of the working group for drafting the Companies' Law 2017 Member of the working group for drafting Rules for submission of pleadings in electronic form 2011 Member of the Steering Group on the Regional Strategy in Sarajevo – whose task was to monitor and coordinate the implementation of measures of the Regional Strategy and the Action Plan for the area of justice in Southern and Southeastern Europe 2011 Member of the Steering Group on the Regional Strategy in Belgrade 2010 - 2017 Member of the working group for drafting of the of the Private International Law since 2012 Held more than 20 lectures and workshops at the Judicial Academy in the areas of commercial law, civil law, civil procedural law Professional education: Participant in several international expert symposia and other forms of cooperation 2011. - Completed education for a mentor 2010. - Completed training for a Judicial Academy lecturer 2010. - Completed training for a mediator Participant in many workshops and other forms of professional education Publication and other works: Author and co-author of several professional papers and articles in the field of civil and commercial law Acknowledgments: Bearer of the Commemorative Medal of the Homeland War and of the Medal "Storm"