Hadi Jelveh

He continued to worked his way up the judiciary hierarchy in the capital city from an assistant district attorney to presiding judge of the 12th circuit court in Tehran, and later as presiding judge of the higher criminal court branch 6. While working in Tehran, he presided over many high-profile criminal and civil cases involving foreign nationals. His final position was Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. He was awarded the Iranian Bar Association blind justice statue award during his tenure at the justice department.

He eventually closed his practice and retired in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada where he continued his research on various legal topics. He died on December 8, 2011 in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He left behind his wife, 6 children and 7 grandchildren.

In 1977, he was approached to serve as the Governor of Province of Shiraz, Iran, but respectfully declined.

After the 1977 Islamic Revolution, Chief Justice of Iran, Mohammad Beheshti asked him to remain at his post. However, he had already decided to step down and establish a private law practice. He represented several banks such as Bank-e-Tejarat (Tejarat Bank).

In 1963, took an unpaid leave of absence from the bench and traveled to Paris to continue his law studies. He enrolled in the doctorate program at the University of Sorbonne, where he met with Dr. Pascuali (at the coroner's office) who put him in contact with Professor Fillipo Gramatica, an Italian legal scholar who had worked on the topic of social defense and had written the constitution for the Republic of San Marino. Hadi sent a copy of his research on Social Defense. Jelveh met with him in Italy where Gramatica encouraged him to continue his work on Social Defense. He met Professor Giacello Canepa a scholar in criminology from the University of Genoa. While in Europe, he worked for UNESCO reporting on the conditions of prisons in several European cities. In 1967, he was awarded a doctorate in Criminology from the University of Sorbonne. While abroad, he mastered the French language. His thesis was published in the journal Revue internationale de droit comparé and Revue de science criminelle et de droit pénal comparé.

In 1951, he married Manijeh Sonia Samii (Rasht, Guilan, Iran) and had their first of six children in 1952.

Hadi Jelveh, (French: Hadi Djelveh, Persian: هادی جلوه; [hɒ'di dʒel'vehː]; 21 March 1919 – 8 December 2011) was an Iranian-born Supreme Court judge.

He was born in Rasht in the province of Guilan, Iran in 1919 (or 1298 Solar Hijri calendar) to Mohammad Reza Jelveh, a prominent lawyer who also represented royalty in Iran and Nosrat Poordavoodi. His father died when he was 17. He completed his secondary studies at Shahpour High School in Rasht, where he received awards for his academic achievements.