Luiz Fux

His Excellency Luiz Fux
Justice of the Supreme Federal Court
Incumbent
Assumed office 3 March 2011
Appointed by	Dilma Rousseff
Preceded by	Eros Grau
Personal details
Born	(1953-04-26) 26 April 1953 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Spouse	Eliane Fux
Children	Marianna Rodrigo
Alma mater	State University of Rio de Janeiro
Other judicial positions 2018–: President, Superior Electoral Court 2016–2018: Vice President, Superior Electoral Court 2014–: Effective Justice, Superior Electoral Court 2011–2014: Substitute Justice, Superior Electoral Court 2001–2011: Justice, Superior Court of Justice

Luiz Fux (Portuguese pronunciation: [luˈis ˈfuks]) is a Brazilian judge. He was appointed justice minister of the Supreme Federal Court by President Dilma Rousseff and had his nomination approved by the Senate. He is of Romanian Jewish extraction, and the first Jewish Brazilian member of the Court. He was a minister of the Superior Court of Justice before assuming his position at the Supreme Court.

In an interview with Folha de S.Paulo December 2, 2012, justice Fux revealed details of the lobbying effort that preceded his nomination to the Supreme Court by President Dilma Rousseff. Among his requests for political support, he included José Dirceu, the disgraced Chief of Staff of President Lula, still an influential figure in the ruling Workers Party (PT), even after being accused in the Mensalão scandal. In several meetings, they discussed the forthcoming criminal trial in the Supreme Court, and decided the fate of those indicted in that corruption scandal. José Dirceu interpreted the conversations as a promise of acquittal by would-be justice. Once a member of the court, Justice Fux sided with the majority, voting to condemn most defendants, including José Dirceu himself.

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Fux has practiced Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu since the age of 26 and is currently a 7th degree black and red belt.