Visit from the US Ambassador
9th February 2023
On Tuesday 7 February, the Supreme Court visited Carrin F. Patman, the US Ambassador to Iceland, with his husband James V. Derrick.
Her appointment as Ambassador was confirmed by the Senate on 7 August 2022 and she presented her credentials to the President of Iceland on 6 October of that year. Both are lawyers who have been educated and have worked as lawyers for a long time, including as a barrister. The President of the Supreme Court, Benedikt Bogason, Vice President, Ingveldur Einarsdóttir, and Director of the Court, Ólöf Finnsdóttir, welcomed the guests and explained the operations of the court, as well as showing them the courthouse. The accompanying photos were taken on that occasion.