Teodor Tchipev

Teodor Tchipev (Bulgarian: Теодор Чипев) (born 18 March 1940 in Sofia) is a Bulgarian lawyer and was a judge at the General Court of the European Union.

He graduated with degree in law at St Kliment Ohridski University, Sofia (1961); Doctorate in law (1977); Lawyer (1963–64); Legal adviser, State Automobile Enterprise for International Transport (1964–73); Research fellow at the Institute of Law, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (1973–88); Associate professor of civil procedure at the Faculty of Law of St Kliment Ohridski University, Sofia (1988–91); Arbitrator at the Court of Arbitration of the Chamber of Trade and Industry (1988-2006); Judge at the Constitutional Court (1991–94); Associate professor at Paissi Hilendarski University, Plovdiv (February 2001 to 2006); Minister for Justice (1994–95); Associate professor of civil procedure at the New Bulgarian University, Sofia (1995-2006); Judge at the General Court from 12 January 2007 to 29 June 2010.