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- Born: Villa de Torres, Spain in 1955PEN World Voices: Baltasar Garzon
- Education: Catholic monasteries, considered becoming a priestBusiness Week: Baltasar Garzon (June 17, 2002)
- Appointed provincial judget at 23Business Week: Baltasar Garzon (June 17, 2002)
- Joined the National Court at 32Business Week: Baltasar Garzon (June 17, 2002)
- Known as "Super Judge"Guardian: Judge Baltasar Garzon (March 6, 2008)
- Garzon is one of six investigating judges of Spain's National High CourtBBC: Top Spanish judge probed over pay (March 10, 2009)
- Campaigned for extradition of Augusto PinochetBBC: Top Spanish judge probed over pay (March 10, 2009)
- Indicted Osama Bin Laden and 40 others as part of terrorist group in 2003BBC: Profile: Judge Baltasar Garzon
- 25 of those indicted faced trial in Madrid; 18 found guiltyBBC: Profile: Judge Baltasar Garzon
- Indicted Adolfo Scilingo and 45 others for crimes during the 1976-1983 Pinochet regime; extradition failedBBC: Profile: Judge Baltasar Garzon
- Convicted a former interior minister and 11 others implicated in police torturing suspected Basque terroristsBusiness Week: Baltasar Garzon (June 17, 2002)
- Has also gone after Henry Kissinger, Silvio Berlusconi, Francisco Franco, Vladislav ReznikAmerican Spectator: http://spectator.org/archiv... Frontier Justice From Spain] (March 26, 2009)
- Came under fire for not declaring 2005-2006 income from a sabbatical at New York UniversityBBC: Top Spanish judge probed over pay (March 10, 2009)
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Baltasar Garzon is an investigating judge in Spain, with an established international reputation for successfully bringing cases against human rights violators, including Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet and members of Al Qaeda.New York Times: Spanish Court Weighs Inquiry on Torture for 6 Bush-Era Officials (March 28, 2009)
On March 27, 2009, Garzon's office took the first steps towards opening a case against six members of the Bush Administration for war crimes and torture associated with Guantanamo Bay, including Alberto Gonzales and John Yoo.New York Times: Spanish Court Weighs Inquiry on Torture for 6 Bush-Era Officials (March 28, 2009)
The Case Against the U.S.
Spain claims jurisdiction over the U.S. administration because five citizens or residents of Spain who were held at Guantanamo Bay say they were tortured there. The 98-page complaint is based on the Geneva Conventions and the 1984 Convention Against Torture.New York Times: Spanish Court Weighs Inquiry on Torture for 6 Bush-Era Officials (March 28, 2009)The six accused in the documents include Alberto Gonzales, John Yoo, William J. Haynes II, Jay S. Bybee, and Dick Cheney's chief of staff David S. Addington.New York Times: Spanish Court Weighs Inquiry on Torture for 6 Bush-Era Officials (March 28, 2009)
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