Günter Hirsch
Günter Erhard Hirsch (born January 30, 1943 in Neuburg an der Donau ) is a German lawyer . From 2000 to 2008 he was President of the German Federal Court of Justice . Since 2008 he has been the insurance ombudsman .
Life
Günter Hirsch studied law at the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität in Erlangen from 1964 to 1969 , with whom he remained connected as a research assistant until 1973 after the second state examination . In 1973 he became a Doctor of Laws (Dr. iur.) Graduated and joined the Bavarian judicial service.
After various posts as a judge and public prosecutor , he moved to the Bavarian Ministry of Justice in 1984 . From 1989 he worked here in the rank of ministerial conductor .
In 1992 he made himself available to the Saxon judiciary, which was in the process of being established, and was initially President of the District Court until December 31, 1992 , and from January 1, 1993 of the Dresden Higher Regional Court . In addition, he was President of the Constitutional Court of the Free State of Saxony from June 18, 1993 to March 31, 1995 .
On October 7, 1994, he was appointed Judge at the Court of Justice of the European Communities . He held this office until he moved to the head of the German Federal Court of Justice . He was President of the BGH from July 15, 2000 to January 31, 2008.
When the Association of Presidents of the Supreme Courts of the European Union was founded in Paris on March 8, 2004 , it elected Günter Hirsch as its Vice-President. Since April 1, 2008, he has been the successor of Wolfgang Römer as the insurance ombudsman.
Hirsch was a member of the FIFA Ethics Committee until the beginning of 2011. In January 2011, he resigned from this position with criticism of the controversial allocation of the soccer world championships 2018 (Russia) and 2022 (Qatar).
Hirsch is honorary professor at Saarland University .
credentials
literature
- Gerda Müller (Ed.): Festschrift for Günter Hirsch on his 65th birthday . Beck, Munich 2008, 631 (XIV) S., ISBN 978-3-406-56759-9 or ISBN 3-406-56759-2
Web links
- Literature by and about Günter Hirsch in the catalog of the German National Library
- Curriculum vitae on the website of the Federal Court of Justice
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Hirsch, Günter |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hirsch, Günter Erhard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German lawyer, President of the Federal Court of Justice |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 30, 1943 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Neuburg on the Danube |