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Steinmeier appoints new judges to the Federal Constitutional Court

Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has appointed the lawyer Holger Wöckel and the former Attorney General Peter Frank as new judges at the Federal Constitutional Court. This was announced by the Office of the Federal President in Berlin on Thursday. The new judges had previously been...

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Frank-Walter Steinmeier (l), Federal President, swears in Holger Wöckel, judge of the Federal....aussiedlerbote.de
Frank-Walter Steinmeier (l), Federal President, swears in Holger Wöckel, judge of the Federal Constitutional Court, at Bellevue Palace. Photo.aussiedlerbote.de

Federal President - Steinmeier appoints new judges to the Federal Constitutional Court

Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has appointed the lawyer Holger Wöckel and the former Attorney General Peter Frank as new judges at the Federal Constitutional Court. This was announced by the Office of the Federal President in Berlin on Thursday. The new judges had previously been elected by the Federal Council.

The 47-year-old Wöckel replaces Sibylle Kessal-Wulf at the Karlsruhe court, who retired from office after twelve years. According to the Office of the President, Steinmeier paid tribute to the lawyer's achievements and presented her with her certificate of dismissal.

The head of state also bid farewell to the former judge Peter Müller. The former CDU Minister President of Saarland had joined the Federal Constitutional Court at the end of 2011. Half of the 16 judges of the Federal Constitutional Court are elected by the Bundestag and half by the Bundesrat.

Federal Constitutional Court on Kessal-Wulf Federal Constitutional Court on Müller

Read also:

  1. The retiring judge at the Federal Constitutional Court, Sibylle Kessal-Wulf, is a notable personality from Berlin who served for twelve years.
  2. The Federal Constitutional Court has seen the departure of another prominent figure, Peter Müller, who joined the court as a judge in late 2011.
  3. During his tenure as Federal President, Frank-Walter Steinmeier has made significant appointments to the Federal Constitutional Court, including the lawyers Holger Wöckel and Peter Frank.
  4. The Federal Council, as a representative body of the Federal Republic of Germany, plays a crucial role in the election of half of the judges at the Federal Constitutional Court.
  5. Sibylle Kessal-Wulf and Peter Müller are two of the many distinguished personalities who have contributed to upholding justice at the Federal Constitutional Court in Germany.

Source: www.stern.de

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