"The Court itself is composed of 27 judges, one from each member state. Only ten of the current judges (that’s 37 per cent) have served in a domestic appellate

"The Court itself is composed of 27 judges, one from each member state. Only ten of the current judges (that’s 37 per cent) have served in a domestic appellate court or above within their member state." (2012) -- http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2012/03/07/european-court-of-justice-enforcer/ http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2012/03/07/european-court-...