Introduction
Tim Eicke QC (born 27 July 1966) is a German-born British barrister and Judge of the European Court of Human Rights.
Education
Eicke studied German law at the University of Passau in south-east Germany, graduating in 1988. From here, he crossed the channel to Britain where he undertook further study in Scots and English law at the University of Dundee. He is fluent in German and English and is highly proficient in French.
Career
After working as a legal consultant for an oil and gas information company, Eicke was called to the bar in 1993 at Middle Temple. In 1999, Eicke joined Essex Court Chambers gaining expertise in the fields of European Union and international human rights law and regularly appearing in the European Court of Justice, the European Court of Human Rights as well as domestic courts including the UK Supreme Court.
Eicke was on the panel of counsel for the Equality and Human Rights Commission (2011-2015) in addition to editing the European Human Rights Reports.
Eicke took silk in 2011 and was subsequently elected as Britain's judge in the European Court of Human Rights in 2016 after a clear majority of representatives of the Council of Europe voted him in.