Karen Geertsema is affiliated with the Centre of Migration Law at Radboud University. She also serves as a deputy judge at the District Court of Overijssel. Earlier in her career, she worked as a lawyer in Amsterdam, specialising in migration law.
The Administrative Jurisdiction Division of the Council of State is the Netherlands’ highest general administrative court. The division handles disputes between citizens and government and rules on cases involving migration law, environmental and planning law, and general administrative law.
With this appointment, Geertsema moves into one of the most important positions in Dutch administrative law.