Judit Geller is a legal program manager based in PILnet’s Budapest office. She is an experienced human rights lawyer with more than 15 years of practice. She has been leading strategic litigation and legal advocacy challenging discrimination and human rights abuses of marginalized communities and has litigated before the European Court of Human Rights, UN treaty bodies, national courts, and equality bodies in several countries across Europe. Working as a senior legal manager at PILnet, Judit is engaged in leading and developing projects and strategic partnerships in legal pro bono in Europe and engaging pro bono lawyers in initiatives defending civic space and promoting access to justice for those in need. Judit plays a central role in scoping opportunities for more impactful engagement of legal pro bono in support of civil society organisations, in particular those who are defending children’s rights and those building sustainable environments, tackling the global climate emergency, and supporting climate justice. Judit holds a Master's Degree in Law, an LLM in Children’s Rights, and a BA in Public Administration and is admitted to the Budapest Bar Association of Hungary.