EJTN Secretary General – Ingrid Derveaux

Ms Ingrid Derveaux is a French judge and lecturer with nearly 20 years of experience spanning judicial practice and training, as well as European cooperation in the field of justice.

Ms Derveaux has served as Secretary General of the European Judicial Training Network (EJTN) since January 2023 and is currently in her second mandate, running until the end of 2028. Based in Brussels, she leads the EJTN Secretariat and steers the Network’s strategic development, coordination, and long-term priorities at a time of profound transformation for European justice. Under her leadership and working closely with national member institutions, EJTN drives judicial training as a cornerstone of the Rule of Law, mutual trust, and effective judicial cooperation across Europe.

Ms Derveaux’s professional career brings together judicial, managerial, and advisory responsibilities within key justice institutions. During her tenure as Deputy Director and Head of International Affairs at the French National School for the Judiciary (Ecole Nationale de la Magistrature – ENM), she also represented the institution on the Board of the International Organization for Judicial Training (IOJT) and served as the French contact point for the Euro-Arab Network of Judicial Training. Moreover, she has held positions as Vice-Prosecutor at the Paris Public Prosecutor’s Office, Investigative Judge in Nice, and judge in both civil and criminal matters at the Cambrai Court. She also worked at the cabinet of the French Minister of Justice as an adviser on European affairs and international cooperation, where she contributed to the negotiations leading to the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO), among other dossiers.

Ms Derveaux actively contributes to shaping key debates on the digital transformation of justice, the development of a common European area of justice, and the role of justice practitioners in safeguarding the Rule of Law, fundamental rights, and gender equality across European justice systems. Alongside her institutional responsibilities, she has lectured for several years on criminal procedure at the University of Valenciennes.

Ms Derveaux holds an advanced degree in law, including a Master’s in Private Law from Paris II Panthéon-Assas University.

About the European Judicial Training Network (EJTN)

EJTN was established in 2000 and brings together judicial training institutions from across the EU, along with the Academy of European Law. The organisation has Observers from non-EU countries, and has established strategic partnerships with EU institutions, agencies and other organisations.

EJTN’s primary goal is to develop training and exchange activities for European judges, prosecutors and court staff, to improve the quality of European justice, and to increase mutual understanding between members of the judiciary.

EJTN operates under the auspices of the EU and receives funding from the European Commission’s Justice Programme and its members.