Christine Krohn

Christine Krohn , b. Löwisch (born June 17, 1936 in Meiningen ) is a German lawyer . From 1980 to 2001 she was a judge at the Federal Court of Justice .

After completing her legal training, Krohn joined the judicial service of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia in 1965 . After her appointment as district judge , she worked at the district court of Wuppertal . From 1974 she was a judge at the Düsseldorf Higher Regional Court .

In 1980 Krohn, who at that time was seconded to the Federal Constitutional Court as a research assistant , was elected judge at the Federal Court of Justice. The presidium of the court referred them to the XII. Civil Senate to which she was a member throughout her membership of the Federal Court of Justice. From there she was also sent to the Joint Senate of the Federal Supreme Courts from 1993 onwards .

Krohn was instrumental in shaping the case law on family law after this had fundamentally changed shortly before taking office with the adoption of the First Law to Reform Marriage and Family Law (1976). Here she exerted considerable influence , especially in the area of pension equalization, in particular on issues relating to equalization in company pension schemes. Another focus of her work was maintenance law.

Christine Krohn retired on June 30, 2001. She was with Günter Krohn (1929-2020), the former chairman of the III. Civil Senate of the Federal Court of Justice , married.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Judge at the Federal Court of Justice Dr. Christine Krohn retired. Federal Court of Justice, communication from the press office, No. 48/2001. Retrieved April 19, 2020.