JUDr. Pavel Varvařovský (*1945) graduated from the Charles Law Faculty in 1968. In 1973 he earned a doctorate in administrative law. In 1969–1984 he worked as a company lawyer for various state enterprises. In 1985–1990 he lectured at the Institute for Continuing Education of Medical Staff in Brno. In 1991 he was an advisor to the Representative of the CSFR Government for Refugee Matters. In September 1992 he was appointed a judge of the CSFR Supreme Court and, on 1 January 1993, a judge of the Supreme Court.

In March 1994 President Václav Havel appointed him a Justice of the Constitutional Court.

He has published in law journals many scholarly articles on administrative justice, medical law, and labor law. He has authored several teaching texts used for the continuing education of medical staff and an adjunct lecturer on legal problems at the Institute of Science and Technology in Brno. He is also a member of the Scientific Counsel of the Western Bohemian University in Plzeň.

In September 2010, he was elected Public Defender of Rights (Ombudsman) by the Chamber of Deputies, a position he held until 2013.