Baltasar Garzón, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Baltasar Garzón

Spanish former judge

Date of Birth: 26-Oct-1955

Place of Birth: Torres, Andalusia, Spain

Profession: judge, writer, lawyer, politician, university teacher

Nationality: Spain

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Baltasar Garzón Real (Spanish pronunciation: [balta'sa? ?a?'?on]; born 26 October 1955) is a Spanish former judge.
Garzón formerly served on Spain's central criminal court, the Audiencia Nacional, and was the examining magistrate of the Juzgado Central de Instrucción No.
5, which investigates the most important criminal cases in Spain, including terrorism, organised crime, and money laundering.
In 2011, he was suspended from judicial activity and in 2012 he was convicted of illegal wiretapping and disbarred for a period of 11 years.
Garzón legally assisted Julian Assange.