Yves Rüedi


Yves Rüedi is a Judge of the Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland.

Professional career

Rüedi earned a Master of Laws degree in 2002 and a Doctor of Law degree in 2009 from the University of St. Gallen. From 2002 until 2012, Rüedi worked in private legal practice with Pestalozzi Attorneys at Law in Zurich. In 2006 he was elected President of the High Court of the Canton of Glarus by the Landsgemeinde. In 2013 the Federal Assembly appointed him as a judge to the Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland. Rüedi was the youngest judge elected to the Federal Supreme Court in recent history. The Judicial Committee of the Federal Assembly accredited him with an impressive academic career.

Private life

Rüedi is passionate about sports in general and regularly works out. In 2001 he qualified for the Ironman World Championship in Hawaii. He repeated this exploit in 2017. His performance positioned him in the top 1% of his age group earning him 2018 Ironman Gold All World Athlete status.