Ulrik von Essen

Born 1964
Justice of the Supreme Administrative Court since 2017

Degree of Master of Laws (LL.M) from Stockholm University, 1990
Law Clerk at Stockholm County Administrative Court, 1990-1993
Senior Administrative Officer (Reporting clerk) at Stockholm County Administrative Court, 1993-1994
Degree of Doctor of Laws (LL.D), 2000
Associate Professor of public law at Stockholm University, 2004
Professor of public law at Stockholm University, 2010-2017

Public appointments
Member of the Swedish Research Council's Scientific Council for Humanities and Social Sciences Ethics Committee, 2001-2004
Member of the Regional Ethical Review Board in Stockholm, Section 5, 2008-2010
Member of the Council of the Judicial Training Academy, 2008-13
Expert of the Inquiry on the Continued Development of the Administrative Process and Specialisation in Tax Cases, 2013-14
Member of the Supervisory Council of the Swedish Social Insurance Inspectorate (ISF), 2012-2016
Member of the Supervisory Council of the Swedish National Board of Institutional Care (SiS) 2020-present
Vice Chairman of the Swedish Broadcasting Commission 2019-
Investigator in the inquiry on exemptions from the requirement for ethical approval for certain research and on the regulation of oversight in the Ethical Review Act, 2023-2024, Ministry of Education and Research

Other appointments
Editor of Förvaltningsrättslig Tidskrift [The Administrative Law Gazette] 2001-2014
Various assignments related to the Reform Project in Vietnam on behalf of the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), the Danish International Development Agency (Danida) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), 2002-2004
Member of the Board of Stiftelsen Fakultetskurser (a foundation that provides courses in law), 2007-2017
Member of the Swedish Board of Nordic Lawyers’ Meetings, 2012-2024 

Publications, etc.
Publications in the field of public law, including: Kommunal normgivning [Municipal Legislative Authority] (dissertation, 2000); Processramen i förvaltningsmål – ändring av talan och anslutande frågor [The Procedural Framework for Administrative Cases: Amending the Actions and Related Issues]; Förvaltningsprocesslagen m.m. – En kommentar [The Swedish Administrative Court Procedure Act, etc.: A Commentary]; and Förvaltningsrättens grunder [the Grounds of Administrative Law]; Arbete i offentlig förvaltning [Working in Public Administration]; and a large number of papers and articles in journals and anthologies  

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Ulrik von Essen
Photo by Liza Simonsson
Updated
2025-05-22