Former anti-doping chief Dick Pound will be running for sport's highest judicial position today when an election takes place to name the new president of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).

The 19 members of CAS's governing body, ICAS, are due to hold a secret ballot in Monaco with Pound the most high-profile of the four candidates bidding for the post.

A tax lawyer by profession, Pound, 66, made a name for himself when he headed up the IOC investigation into the Salt Lake City Olympic bidding scandal.

He gained further attention as the outspoken president of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), heading the organisation from its inception in 1999 until the end of his second term of office in November 2007.

While never shying away from confrontational statements during his time at WADA, the Canadian may have to convince today's selectors that he would take a more conciliatory approach to the running of CAS.

The court, which serves as the final court of appeal for most of the major international sporting bodies including all the Olympic sports federations, is heavily reliant on its reputation for discretion and impartiality.