Yves Bot
Yves Bot was a French magistrate who served until his death as Advocate General at the European Court of Justice.Biography
In 1995, Yves Bot was nominated by Jacques Toubon, then Minister of Justice, as prosecutor of Nanterre. He directed the courthouse of Le Mans and worked as a counsellor to Pierre Méhaignerie at the Ministry of Justice.
Between October 2002 and October 2004, he was procureur of the Paris Court of large claims. Between October 2004 and October 2006, he was procureur général of the Paris Court of Appeals, and as such one of the most important members of the French prosecution service. From 2006 until his death, he was Advocate General at the European Court of Justice.