Supreme Court of Georgia

Zaza Meishvili

First Deputy Chairman, Chairman of the Chamber of Criminal Cases

December 05, 1972 - Born in Telavi, Married

Professional Experience:

17.03.06-present Member of the Supreme Court of Georgia;

11.2005-17.03.06 Chairman of Tbilisi Court of Appeal; 

09.2003-10.2005 Tbilisi District Court, Judge, Head of the Panel of Criminal Cases, Deputy Chairman of the District Court;

02.2002-09.2003 Head of the Department for Citizenship, Civil Status Registration and Immigration Issues, Ministry of Justice of Georgia; 

12.2001-02.2002 Referent of the Service for Security Issues, National Security Council;

11.1997-12.2001 Assistant to the Member of the Council of Justice of Georgia, Head of the Sector of Court Staff, Council of Justice of Georgia;

11.1996-11.1997 Assistant to the Senior Prosecutor of the special group for investigating specific terrorist acts, diversions and other especially grave state crimes under the investigation body of the Prosecutor General of Georgia, Prosecutor’s Office of Georgia;

12.1991-11.1996 Firm Isindi, lawyer;

03.2007-present Chairman of the Judges Association of Georgia; 

2006-present Lecturer of the High School of Justice of Georgia in the field of Criminal Procedural Code;

2000-2006 Lecturer of Judicial Training Centre in the field of Criminal Procedural Code; 

1989-1995 Tbilisi Ivane Javakhishvili State University, Faculty of Law, law specialist;

According to the Order of the President of Georgia dated June 25, 1999, he was declared thanks for his personal contribution made to organizing the implementation of judiciary reform in Georgia and for his fruitful and highly-efficient activities.

Language proficiency: Georgian (native), Russian (fluent), English (good).