Justice - Federal Council elects new judge for Federal Constitutional Court
The Federal Council has elected lawyer Holger Wöckel as a new judge at the Federal Constitutional Court. The 47-year-old has been a judge at the Federal Administrative Court in Leipzig since February 2021. He was born in 1976 in what is now Chemnitz, which was then still called Karl-Marx-Stadt. Wöckel replaces Sibylle Kessal-Wulf, who is retiring from office after twelve years. He was a member of the 7th and 10th Revision Senate of the Federal Administrative Court, which are responsible in particular for environmental protection law and freedom of information law.
The Basic Law stipulates that half of the members of the Federal Constitutional Court are elected by the Bundestag and half by the Bundesrat. The term of office is twelve years and re-election is not possible. Kessal-Wulf will now receive the certificate of dismissal from Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, while Wöckel will receive the certificate of appointment from him.
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Wöckel's roots can be traced back to the city of Chemnitz in Saxony, which was formerly known as Karl-Marx-Stadt in Germany. Before his appointment, he served as a judge in the Federal Administrative Court in Leipzig, a role he assumed in February 2021. The retiring judge, Sibylle Kessal-Wulf, will receive her dismissal certificate from Federal President Steinmeier, while Wöckel will receive his appointment certificate. The Federal Council, which is an integral part of the German political landscape, is responsible for electing half of the judges at the Federal Constitutional Court.
Source: www.stern.de
