Country: 
Lebanon
Governorates: 
Mount Lebanon
Professions: 
Judge
Professor
Field(s) of expertise: 
Law
Areas of Impact: 
Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions

Personal information

Arlette Jreisati
Judge

Contact information (Private)

+9611684078/9
+9613291456

Contact information (Work)

Community/Lebanon Impact

In her work as a judge, Jreissati was a model of an efficient, impartial, and independent judge, considering the law and her conscience as the guiding principles of her work. As a university professor and in her mission as the head of a charitable association, she nurtured generations of young men and women on principles and love for the homeland, striving to make them responsible for building a state of law, justice, and transparency in Lebanon.

Education

Education: 
  • Degree in French law and Lebanese law, USJ - 1969
  • Graduated the Institute of Judicial Studies - 1975

Work history

Previous Professions: 
  • 1975: Joined the Judicial Authority.
  • 1978: First appointment as a counselor at the Second Chamber of the Court of Appeals in Mount Lebanon (Criminal and Rental Chamber).
  • 1984: Counselor at the Second Chamber of the Court of Appeals in Beirut (Financial).
  • 1990: Counselor at the Court of Appeals in Mount Lebanon (Mixed-Real Estate).
  • 1992: President of the Arbitration Labor Council in Mount Lebanon.
  • 1999: Chairwoman of the Collective Labor Disputes Committee in Beirut.
  • 1999: Member of the Joint Personal Status Committee between the French and Lebanese states (based on the Lebanese-French agreement dated July 12, 1999).
  • 2004: Counselor at the Eighth Chamber of the Court of Cassation.
  • 2006: President of the Eighth Chamber of the Court of Cassation (for deputation).
  • 2008 – Present: Counselor at the Eighth Chamber of the Court of Cassation.
  • 1979: Taught at the Institute of Social Training at Saint Joseph University for three years.

Major Achievements

Major achievements: 
  • Currently President of the Association for the Advancement of Women in Sabtieh which oversees the French-Lebanese Technical Institute.

Competences & Skills

Field(s) of Expertise: 
  • Law
Languages: 
  • Arabic 
  • French