Adolf Ziegler (judge)
Adolf Ziegler (born June 27, 1890 in Lichtensteig , canton St. Gallen ; † February 22, 1985 in Pully , canton Vaud , reformed , resident in Zuchwil , canton Solothurn ) was a Swiss federal judge .
Life
Family and education
Born in St. Gall Lichtensteig and raised Adolf Ziegler, son of the pharmacist Wilhelm Emil Otto Ziegler and his wife Louise Elisabeth Karoline born Fäsy, 1910 obtained the baccalaureate at the high school department of Thurgau cantonal school in Frauenfeld . Ziegler then turned to studying law at the Universities of Bern , Leipzig , Berlin and Heidelberg , and in 1913 he obtained the academic degree of Dr. iur. After completing a legal internship, he passed the state examination.
Adolf Ziegler married Henriette Melanie, born Braillard, in 1922. He died in Pully in 1985 at the age of 94.
Professional background
At the beginning of his professional career, Adolf Ziegler worked as a lawyer in St. Gallen , in 1918 he took on the position of extraordinary substitute for the council clerk and legal consultant of the St. Gallen city council , in 1920 he was appointed federal court secretary and in 1925 federal court clerk . In 1938 he was elected federal judge on the proposal of the radical parliamentary group. Ziegler, who was employed in the 2nd Civil Department from 1938 to 1952, in the Debt Enforcement and Bankruptcy Chamber from 1938 to 1952, in the Court of Cassation from 1953 to 1956, in the Administrative Commission from 1953 to 1960 and in the Extraordinary Court of Cassation from 1954 to 1960 Retired in 1960.
Adolf Ziegler worked out the preliminary draft for the law on the organization of the administration of justice from December 16, 1943.
literature
- Willy Keller: Swiss biographical archive . Volume 6, EPI, Zurich a. a. 1958, p. 126.
- Arthur Haefliger: The Solothurn Federal Judges since 1875 In: Solothurn Festival for the Swiss Jurists Conference 1998. Solothurn 1998, pp. 287–293.
- Eduard Schneider: 150 and 125 years Federal Supreme Court: 1848-1998 , 1875-2000. Stämpfli, Bern 1998, ISBN 3-7272-9750-6 , p. 149.
Web links
- Short biography of Adolf Ziegler on the website of the Swiss Federal Court
- Stephan Aerschmann: Ziegler, Adolf. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ziegler, Adolf |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss federal judge |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 27, 1890 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lichtensteig , Canton of St. Gallen |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 22, 1985 |
| Place of death | Pully , Canton of Vaud |