BIOGRAPHY

From 2003 to 2008 Celia Johnston studied law at the University in Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. From 2008 to 2010 Celia Johnston worked as a member of the research staff at a chair specializing in European and International law at the University in Hagen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. After taking her final exams in 2010 she worked as a lawyer specializing in mergers and acquisitions. In 2011 she was appointed as a judge in North Rhine-Westphalia. Since then she has administered justice at several local and regional courts and was recently appointed for life.

In 2013 she became a member of the project group RegisSTAR which works on behalf of the Ministry of Justice of North Rhine-Westphalia and is responsible for the development and maintenance of the German electronic Business Register system as well as the International Business Register interoperability.