Rudi Šelih – He Was a Lawyer

Rudi Šelih was a distinguished lawyer and will forever remain so in our collective memory. Born on 6 January 1929 in Dobrova near Slovenske Konjice, his studies at the Faculty of Law in Ljubljana were interrupted by World War II, during which he actively participated in the partisan resistance. Following the war, he graduated from university in 1956 and qualified as a lawyer in 1961. In 1963, he was elected a member of the Executive Committee of the Bar Association of Slovenia, and just two years later at the age of 36, he became its president. He served as president for three terms. Over his career, Šelih received numerous awards for his professional and life achievemnts. Notably, he was the inaugural recipient of the highest Slovenian accolade in the legal profession, the Plaque Dr Danilo Majaron, in 2012, and he also received the Danish Queen Margareta II award. Rudi Šelih passed away on 14 November 2024. It is important to note that for many decades, he was a role model for younger generations of lawyers, men

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