José Celso de Mello Filho

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José Celso de Mello Filho (Tatuí, November 1, 1945), is a Brazilian jurist and professor who served as justice of the Supreme Federal Court of Brazil. He was nominated by President José Sarney in 1989.[1]

He became the youngest President of the Court in 1997.[1] He taught civil law at the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo between 1977 and 1978.[2]

On September 25, 2020, Celso de Mello announced his early retirement to October 13, before the limit date of November 1, when the dean of the Supreme Court will turn 75.[3]

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  1. 1.[1.2]Supreme Federal Court website. Archived 2020-06-06 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved November 6, 2012.
  2. 2."Diário do Congresso Nacional" (PDF). Supremo Tribunal Federal.
  3. 3.Falcão, Márcio; Vivas, Fernanda (25 September 2020). "Ministro Celso de Mello antecipa aposentadoria e deixará STF em 13 de outubro". G1 (in Portuguese). Retrieved 25 September 2020.