André Cerdini, a French magistrate, died on May 4, 2026, at the age of 96.
Born in Vals-les-Bains on December 18, 1929, he studied law at the Catholic University of Lyon. Cerdini worked in Ivory Coast for several years before returning to France, where he served in Normandy, Puy, and Lyon.
He became chief magistrate of the Cour d’assises of Rhône at the Palais de justice historique de Lyon in 1984 and was best known for overseeing the trial of Klaus Barbie.
André Cerdini, 96, French magistrate.