Hans Joachim Faller
Hans Joachim Faller (born May 17, 1915 in Staufen im Breisgau ; † September 9, 2006 in Karlsruhe ) was a judge at the Federal Constitutional Court from 1971 to 1983 .
Life
Hans Joachim Faller attended the humanistic grammar school in Offenburg and then studied law at the Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich and the Albert Ludwigs University in Freiburg im Breisgau . In Munich he became a member of the Catholic student association KDStV Aenania Munich in 1934 in the CV . In 1938 the first state examination and doctorate followed. Then military and military service, in 1947 the second state examination in law.
Faller began his legal career in 1948 as a court assessor in Offenburg. Later he worked both as a judge and as a civil servant in the Baden Ministry of Justice and the Federal Ministry of Justice . 1953 led in his way first to the Federal Constitutional Court (BVerfG), in the rank of a government director as presidential councilor of the first senate. In 1959 Faller was appointed judge at the Federal Court of Justice (BGH).
In 1971 Hans Joachim Faller was elected by the Federal Council as a member of the First Senate of the Federal Constitutional Court; he took office as the successor to Judge Erwin Stein on December 8, 1971. With his work, Faller has significantly shaped the case law on schools and higher education and, through his numerous publications, has made a significant contribution to making the Federal Constitutional Court decisions accessible to a broader public. On July 19, 1983, he retired. His successor was the later Vice President of the Federal Constitutional Court Johann Friedrich Henschel .
In 1976 Faller was appointed honorary professor at the University of Mannheim . In 1983 he was awarded the Great Cross of Merit with Star and Shoulder Ribbon of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany .
After his resignation, Faller became involved as a judge at the Federal Constitutional Court at the Karlsruhe "Residenz des Rechts" (Residence of Law) and published numerous legal articles.
swell
- 25 years BVerfG (1976), p. 48
- Wolfgang Zeidler et al .: Festschrift Hans Joachim Faller. Beck, Munich 1984, ISBN 3-406-09597-6
Web links
- Literature by and about Hans Joachim Faller in the catalog of the German National Library
- Press release by the Federal Constitutional Court on the death of Hans Joachim Faller
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Faller, Hans Joachim |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German lawyer, judge of the Federal Constitutional Court |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 17, 1915 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Staufen im Breisgau |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 9, 2006 |
| Place of death | Karlsruhe |