Elena Efrem, J.

Born in Nicosia in 1969, she is married and a mother of two children.

She studied in the United Kingdom and obtained a Law degree (LLB Hons.) from the University of East Anglia and a postgraduate degree in Corporate and Commercial Law (LLM) from King's College, University of London.
Additionally, she acquired the title of Barrister-at-Law from Gray's Inn.

She practiced law from 1992 until 1997 when she was appointed as a District Judge. In 2010, she was promoted to Senior District Judge and in 2015, she became President of the District Court. From 2016 to 2018 she served as the President of the Assize Court of Nicosia. Furthermore, during the judicial years 2021-2022 and 2022-2023, she held the position of Administrative President of the District Courts of Larnaca - Famagusta and Limassol, respectively. Finally, on July 1, 2023, she was appointed as a Judge of the Supreme Court.

Under the auspices of the European Judicial Training Network, she acquired diplomas in the areas of Judicial Cooperation in Criminal Matters in Europe in 2012 and The Judge in the European Judicial Area in Civil and Commercial Matters in 2014. In 2015, following training and evaluation, she obtained the title of Trainer in the HELP Program (Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals) of the Council of Europe.

In 2015, she was appointed by the Supreme Court as the representative of the Judiciary of Cyprus in the strategic program of the Council of Europe, “Strengthening National Policies to Stop Sexual Violence Against Children, Training for Prosecutors, Judges and Defence Lawyers on Understanding and Handling Child Victims of Sexual Violence”. She is responsible for organizing educational seminars for professionals on the topic of children as vulnerable witnesses. In 2020, she was appointed by the Supreme Court as the Coordinator for Monitoring the European Union's Strategy on the Rights of Victims. Since its establishment in 2018, she has been a Trainer at the Cyprus Judicial School.

She has delivered lectures and conducted educational presentations for the Cyprus Legal Service, the Cyprus Police Academy, the Children's House and universities on topics related to child sexual abuse, vulnerable witnesses, forensic interviewing and incest. She has participated in conferences and seminars both in Cyprus and abroad.