List of members of the Austrian Constitutional Court
This list contains all persons who have been appointed as members or substitute members of the Austrian Constitutional Court since its establishment in 1919 . In the second section there is also a list of the previous presidents of the Constitutional Court. The third section contains a graphic representation of the succession of Austrian constitutional judges since 1946.
The Constitutional Court consists of a President, a Vice-President and twelve other members. In addition, another six substitute members have been appointed, who are called in on a case-by-case basis if the members are unable to attend. All members and substitute members of the Constitutional Court have been appointed by the Federal President since 1921 , whereby the Federal President is bound by proposals from three organs: The Federal Government proposes the President and the Vice-President as well as six other members and three substitute members, three members and two substitute members are proposed by the National Council and three other members and a substitute member of the Federal Council .
In order to be proposed as a constitutional judge, you must have completed a law degree and have ten years of legal professional experience. In contrast to the National Council and the Federal Council, the federal government may not include lawyers or notaries in its proposal. As a rule, the members of the VfGH come from the legal profession, the judiciary, the group of law professors and that of the administrative officials. VfGH members are constitutionally guaranteed the judicial guarantees (independence, immovability, immovability). In principle, they exercise their office from the date of their appointment until the end of the year in which they turn 70.
List of all members
- Name (life data): State the name of the member. In brackets are the year of birth for members who are still alive and the year of birth and death for members who have already died (if known). The names of the currently serving members of the Constitutional Court are in bold.
- Order: Indicates the time of the order of the respective member. In the case of the provisional Constitutional Court (1919/20), this was done by the State Council and, from 1921, by the Federal President ( Art. 147 (2) B-VG ).
- Proposal: For the appointment of the members of the Constitutional Court, the Federal Government has to submit a proposal for the President, the Vice-President, six other members and three substitute members, the National Council for three members and two substitute members and the Federal Council for three further members and one substitute member (Art. 147 para. 2 B-VG).
- Resignation: Indicates the last day of the term of office. In the case of incumbent members, the probable end of the term of office in accordance with Art. 147 Paragraph 6 B-VG (December 31 of the year in which the age limit of 70 is reached) is indicated and italicized.
- Position: The Constitutional Court consists of a President, a Vice-President, twelve other members and six substitute members ( Art. 147 Para. 1 B-VG). In brackets it is indicated how long the position was held in each case, unless the position is currently being held.
Name (life data) | Order | suggestion | Retirement | position | Remarks |
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Markus Achatz (* 1960) | Jan. 9, 2013 | National Council | Dec 31, 2030 | member | - |
Ludwig Adamovich junior (* 1932) | Jan. 1, 1984 | Federal government | Dec 31, 2002 | President (1984-2002) | Appointed on December 12, 1983 with effect from January 1, 1984 |
Ludwig Adamovich senior (1890–1955) |
Dec 14, 1945 |
Feb 16, 1930 Federal government | Jul 14, 1934 Sep 23 1955 |
Member (1930–1934) Vice-President (1945–1946) President (1946–1955) |
Between 1934 and 1938 he was a member of the Constitutional Senate of the Federal Court of Justice. 1945/46 Vice-President of the Provisional Constitutional Court, from 1946 President appointed on the proposal of the Federal Government |
Max Adler (1873-1937) | Dec 30, 1924 | Federal Council | Feb 15, 1930 | Substitute member (1924–1930) | - |
Walter Antoniolli (1907-2006) | Jan. 1, 1951 | Federal government | Oct 3, 1977 | Member (1951–1957) Vice-President (1957–1958) President (1958–1977) |
Appointed member on December 27, 1950 with effect from January 1, 1951. Appointment as Vice-President on March 23, 1957. Appointment as President on February 12, 1958 |
Friedrich Austerlitz (1862–1931) | Feb. 14, 1919 | National Council | Feb 15, 1930 | Substitute member (Feb. 14 - May 3, 1919) Member (1919–1930) |
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Nikolaus Bachler (* 1967) | Feb. 4, 2009 | Federal government | Dec 31, 2037 | Substitute member | - |
Eleonore Berchtold-Ostermann (* 1947) | Jan. 20, 1997 | Federal Council | December 31, 2017 | Member (1997-2017) | - |
Franz Berger (1897–1975) | Feb 15, 1956 | Federal Council | Dec 31, 1967 | Member (1956–1967) | - |
Julius Berger | Feb 16, 1930 | Federal Council | July 14, 1934 | Substitute member (1930–1934) | from February 16, 1930 on a proposal by the Federal Council appointed substitute member of the “depoliticized” VfGH |
Edmund Bernatzik (1854-1919) | Feb. 14, 1919 | - | 30th Mar 1919 | Member (1919) | 1919 member of the Provisional Constitutional Court |
Matthias Bernegger | Apr. 27, 1920 | Federal Council Federal Government |
May 23, 1933 | Substitute member (1920–1930) Member (1930–1933) |
1920–1921 Substitute member of the provisional constitutional court from July 20, 1921 on the proposal of the Federal Council appointed substitute member of the (definitive) VfGH from February 16, 1930 on the proposal of the Federal Government appointed member of the "depoliticized" VfGH |
Brigitte Bierlein (* 1949) | Jan. 1, 2003 | Federal government | 2nd June 2019 | Vice President (2003–2018) President (2018–2019) |
Appointment as Vice-President on 28 November 2002 with effect from 1 January 2003 appointment as President on February 23, 2018 to resign on June 2, 2019 Chancellor of the transitional government to be |
Alfred Bloch (1861-1926) | Apr 8, 1919 | National Council | Apr 23, 1926 | Substitute member (1919–1926) | 1919–1921 Substitute Member of the Provisional Constitutional Court, from July 15, 1921, appointed substitute member of the (definitive) Constitutional Court on the proposal of the National Council |
Wolfgang Brandstetter (* 1957) | Feb. 27, 2018 | Federal government | Dec 31, 2027 | member | - |
Wolfgang Burtscher (* 1959) | Jan. 28, 2005 | Federal government | Apr 30, 2005 | Member (2005) | - |
Armin Dietrich (1909–1995) | July 27, 1966 | National Council | Dec 31, 1979 | Substitute member (1966–1979) | - |
Robert Dinnebier (1907–1971) | 15th Mar 1957 | Federal government | Jan. 15, 1971 | Member (1957–1971) | - |
Johann Dostal (1901–1982) | Dec 14, 1945 | National Council | Dec 31, 1971 | Member (1945–1971) | 1945/46 member of the provisional constitutional court, from August 1946 appointed member on the proposal of the National Council |
Ernst Durig (1870–1965) |
Dec 14, 1945 |
Feb 16, 1930 Federal government | Jul 14, 1934 June 17, 1946 |
President (1930–1934, 1945–1946) | Between 1934 and 1938 President of the Federal Court of Justice. 1945/46 President of the Provisional Constitutional Court |
Hermann Eckel | Feb 16, 1930 | Federal government | July 14, 1934 | Member (1930–1934) | from February 16, 1930 appointed member of the “depoliticized” VfGH on the proposal of the National Council |
Godehard Josef Ebers (1880–1958) | June 1946 | Federal government | Dec 31, 1950 | Member (1946–1950) | - |
Arnold Eisler (1879–1947) | May 3, 1919 | Federal Council | Feb 15, 1930 | Substitute member (1919–1924) Member (1924–1930) |
1919–1921 Substitute member of the Provisional Constitutional Court, from July 20, 1921, appointed substitute member of the (definitive) Constitutional Court on the proposal of the Federal Council. Appointment as a member on December 5, 1924 |
Norbert Elsigan (1901–1976) | July 27, 1966 | Jan. 13, 1969 | Substitute member (1966–1969) | - | |
Friedrich Engel (1867–1941) | Feb. 14, 1919 | Federal Council Federal Government |
July 14, 1934 | Member (1919–1934) | 1919–1921 member of the provisional constitutional court, from July 20, 1921, appointed member of the (definitive) Constitutional Court on the proposal of the Federal Council, from February 16, 1930, appointed member of the "depoliticized" Constitutional Court on the proposal of the Federal Government |
Karl Erhart (1883–1960) | Dec 14, 1945 | Federal government | 1953 | Substitute member (1945–1953) | 1945/46 substitute member of the provisional constitutional court, from June 1946 appointed substitute member on the proposal of the federal government |
Eduard Erler (1861–1949) | May 3, 1919 | - | 17th Mar 1920 | Substitute member (1919–1920) | 1919–1920 substitute member of the Provisional Constitutional Court |
Hermann Esser (1850–1932) | Feb. 14, 1919 | Federal Council | July 15, 1921 | Member (1919–1921) | 1919–1921 member of the Provisional Constitutional Court |
Stephan Falser (1855–1944) |
June 13, 1922 |
May 3, 1919 Federal Council | Apr. 24, 1920 Feb. 15, 1930 |
Substitute member (1919–1920) Member (1922–1930) |
1919–1920 substitute member of the provisional Constitutional Court, from June 13, 1922 appointed member of the (definitive) Constitutional Court on the proposal of the Federal Council |
Felix Faschank | Dec 14, 1945 | - | June 17, 1946 | Substitute member (1945–1946) | 1945/46 substitute member of the provisional constitutional court |
Erwin Felzmann (* 1937) | Jan. 19, 1985 | Federal Council | Dec 31, 2007 | Substitute member (1985-2007) | - |
Peter Fessler (* 1928) | 11th Mar 1974 | National Council | Dec 31, 1998 | Member (1974–1998) | - |
Georg Froehlich (1872–1939) | Feb 16, 1930 | Federal government | July 14, 1934 | Vice President (1930–1934) | from February 16, 1930 on the proposal of the Federal Government appointed Vice-President of the “depoliticized” Constitutional Court |
Jakob Freundlich | Feb 16, 1930 | National Council | July 14, 1934 | Member (1930–1934) | from February 16, 1930 appointed member of the “depoliticized” VfGH on the proposal of the National Council |
Viktor Fuchs (1840–1921) | Feb. 14, 1919 | Federal Council | July 15, 1921 | Member (1919–1921) | 1919–1921 member of the Provisional Constitutional Court |
Wilhelm Fundulus (1906–1986) | June 23, 1954 | 1959 | Substitute member (1954–1959) | - | |
Sieglinde Gahleitner (* 1965) | Jan. 1, 2010 | Federal Council | Dec 31, 2035 | member | Appointment on December 22, 2009 with effect from January 1, 2010 |
Ernst Quite well | Feb 16, 1930 | Federal government | May 30, 1933 | Substitute member (1930–1933) | from February 16, 1930 on a proposal by the Federal Government appointed substitute member of the "depoliticized" VfGH |
Josef Gärtner (1888–1968) | June 18, 1946 | Federal government | Dec 31, 1958 | Member (1946–1958) | - |
Kurt Gottlich (1932-2013) | 1st Mar 1971 | Federal government | Dec 31, 2002 | Member (1971–2002) | - |
Christoph Grabenwarter (* 1966) | June 2, 2005 | Federal government | Dec 31, 2036 | Member (2005–2018) Vice President (2018–2020) President (2020–) |
Appointment as Vice-President on February 23, 2018. Appointment as President on February 19, 2020 |
Irmgard Griss (* 1946) | Jan. 10, 2008 | Federal Council | December 31, 2016 | Substitute member (2008-2016) | - |
Josef Gröger (1907–1996) | Jan. 1, 1970 | National Council | Dec 31, 1977 | Substitute member (1969–1977) | Appointed on December 15, 1969 with effect from January 1, 1970 |
Franz Gruener (1879–1953) | May 3, 1919 | - | July 15, 1921 | Member (1919–1921) | 1919–1921 member of the Provisional Constitutional Court |
Herbert Haller (* 1940) | Jan. 1, 2003 | Federal government | Dec 31, 2010 | Member (2003-2010) | Appointed on November 12, 2002 with effect from January 1, 2003 |
Anton Hammerer (1891-1959) | June 1946 | Federal government | 1959 | Substitute member (1946–1954) Member (1954–1959) |
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Gustav Harpner (1864-1924) | Feb. 14, 1919 | Federal Council | Apr 10, 1924 | Member (1919–1924) | 1919–1921 member of the Provisional Constitutional Court |
Karl Hartl | July 20, 1921 | Federal Council | Feb 15, 1930 | Member (1921–1930) | - |
Andreas Hauer (* 1965) | 7th Mar 2018 | National Council | Dec 31, 2035 | member | - |
Robert Hecht (1881–1938) | Feb 16, 1930 | Federal government | May 30, 1933 | Substitute member (1930–1933) | from February 16, 1930 on a proposal by the Federal Government appointed substitute member of the "depoliticized" VfGH |
Kurt Heller (1939-2020) | Feb. 23, 1979 | Federal Council | Dec 31, 2009 | Member (1979–2009) | - |
Johannes Hengstschläger (* 1940) | Jan. 28, 2008 | Federal government | Dec 31, 2010 | Substitute member (2008-2010) | - |
Christoph Herbst (* 1960) | July 7, 2011 | Federal Council | Dec 31, 2030 | member | - |
Werner Hinterauer (1917–2013) | Feb 11, 1969 | Federal government | Dec. 31, 1987 | Substitute member (1969–1979) Member (1980–1987) |
Appointed member on December 15, 1979 with effect from January 1, 1980 |
Vincent Hirn (1886–1960) | June 1946 | Federal Council | Dec 31, 1956 | Member (1946–1956) | - |
Johann Hirsch (1909–1974) | Feb 14, 1957 | Federal Council | Jan 25, 1974 | Member (1957–1974) | - |
Otto Hochmann (1905–1968) | 1962 | 1968 | Substitute member (1962–1968) | - | |
Lilian Hofmeister (* 1950) | Dec 17, 1998 | Federal government | Dec 31, 2020 | Substitute member | - |
Robert Höller (1888–1957) | Dec 14, 1945 | Federal government | Dec. 1, 1957 | Substitute member (1945–1946) Member (1946–1957) |
1945/46 substitute member of the provisional constitutional court, from June 1946 appointed member at the suggestion of the federal government |
Michael Holoubek (* 1962) | Jan. 10, 2011 | National Council | Dec 31, 2032 | member | - |
Gerhart Holzinger (* 1947) | May 31, 1995 | Federal government | December 31, 2017 | Member (1995–2008) President (2008–2017) |
Appointed President on May 1, 2008 |
Helmut Hörtenhuber (* 1959) | June 5, 2008 | Federal government | Dec 31, 2029 | member | - |
Martin Huber (1893-1965) | Jan. 1, 1960 | Dec 31, 1963 | Substitute member (1959–1963) | Appointed on December 17, 1959, with effect from January 1, 1960 | |
Karl Hugelmann (1844–1930) | May 3, 1919 | National Council | Nov 15, 1926 | Substitute member (1919–1926) | 1919–1920 substitute member of the provisional constitutional court, from July 15, 1921 on the proposal of the National Council appointed substitute member of the (definitive) VfGH |
Ernst Jäger (1847–1929) | Apr. 27, 1920 | Federal Council | 1929 | Substitute member (1920–1929) | 1920–1921 substitute member of the provisional constitutional court, from July 20, 1921, appointed substitute member of the (definitive) Constitutional Court on the proposal of the Federal Council |
Peter Jann (* 1935) | Jan. 13, 1978 | Federal government | Jan. 31, 1995 | Member (1978–1995) | - |
Angela Julcher (* 1973) | Oct 5, 2015 | National Council | Dec 31, 2043 | Substitute member | - |
Claudia Kahr (* 1955) | 22 Mar 1999 | Federal government | Dec 31, 2025 | member | - |
Gustav Kaniak (1907-1993) | Jan 15, 1955 | Federal government | Dec 31, 1977 | Substitute member (1955–1957) Member (1957–1977) |
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Gustav Keifl (1899–1987) | 1st Mar 1959 | Federal government | June 30, 1967 | Member (1959–1967) | Appointed on February 18, 1959, effective March 1, 1959 |
Hans Kelsen (1881–1973) | May 3, 1919 | National Council | Feb 15, 1930 | Member (1919–1930) | 1919–1921 member of the provisional constitutional court, from July 15, 1921 on a proposal by the National Council appointed member of the (definitive) Constitutional Court |
Heinrich Kienberger (1934-2018) | 5th June 1987 | Federal Council | Oct 31, 1995 | Member (1987–1995) | - |
Viktor Kienböck (1873–1956) | Feb. 14, 1919 | National Council | Oct. 20, 1926 | Substitute member (Feb. 14 - May 3, 1919) Member (1919–1926) |
1919–1921 initially substitute, later member of the provisional constitutional court, from July 15, 1921 on a proposal by the National Council appointed member of the (definitive) Constitutional Court |
Heinrich Klang (1875–1954) | Dec 14, 1945 | - | June 17, 1946 | Member (1945–1946) | 1945/46 member of the provisional constitutional court |
Hans Klecatsky (1920–2015) | Jan. 1, 1965 | Federal government | 1966 | Substitute member (1964–1966) | Appointed in December 1964 with effect from January 1, 1965 |
Alois Klee | July 20, 1921 | Federal Council | Feb 15, 1930 | Member (1921–1930) | - |
Friedrich Koja (1933–1999) | Feb 12, 1980 | Federal government | Apr 12, 1999 | Substitute member (1980–1999) | - |
August Kolisko (1863-1921) | Feb. 14, 1919 | - | July 15, 1921 | Substitute member (1919) Member (1919–1921) |
Substitute member until May 3, 1919, from then member of the Provisional Constitutional Court |
Karl Korinek (1940-2017) | Jan. 2, 1978 | Federal government | Apr 30, 2008 | Member (1987–1998) Vice-President (1999–2002) President (2003–2008) |
Appointment as Vice-President on December 17, 1998 with effect from January 1, 1999. Appointment as President on October 31, 2002 with effect from January 1, 2003 |
Josef Korn (1903–1976) | June 1946 | Federal government | Dec 31, 1973 | Member (1946–1973) | - |
Viktor Kritscha (1885–1963) | Dec 14, 1945 | - | June 17, 1946 | Member (1945–1946) | 1945/46 member of the provisional constitutional court |
Gabriele Kucsko-Stadlmayer (* 1955) | June 6, 1995 | National Council | 2015 | Substitute member (1995-2015) | - |
Max Kulisch (1870-1946) | Feb 16, 1930 | Federal government | July 14, 1934 | Member (1930–1934) | from February 16, 1930 appointed member of the “depoliticized” VfGH on the proposal of the Federal Government |
Johann Kurz (1886–1965) | June 18, 1946 | National Council | Dec 31, 1957 | Substitute member (1946–1953) Member (1954–1957) |
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Wilhelm Lahnsteiner (1890–1962) | June 18, 1946 | Federal government | 24 Mar 1954 | Member (1946–1954) | - |
Lisbeth Lass (* 1940) | Feb. 17, 1993 | National Council | Dec 31, 2010 | Substitute member (1993–1994) Member (1994–2010) |
Appointed member on March 7, 1994 |
Max Layer (1866-1941) | December 3, 1924 | National Council | Feb 15, 1930 | Member (1924–1930) | - |
Friedrich Lehne (1913-2006) | Sep 2 1966 | Federal government | Dec 31, 1983 | Substitute member (1966–1983) | Appointed July 27, 1966, effective September 2, 1966 |
Barbara Leitl-Staudinger (* 1974) | Jan. 10, 2011 | Federal government | Dec 31, 2044 | Substitute member | - |
Arthur Lenhoff (1885-1965) | Feb 16, 1930 | Federal Council | July 14, 1934 | Member (1930–1934) | from February 16, 1930 appointed member of the “depoliticized” VfGH on the proposal of the Federal Council |
Willibald Liehr (1941–2011) | Feb 12, 1996 | Federal Council | 31 Mar 2011 | Member (1996-2011) | - |
Georg Lienbacher (* 1961) | Jan. 10, 2011 | Federal government | Dec 31, 2031 | member | - |
Hermann Linko (1914–?) | Jan. 24, 1968 | Federal Council | Dec. 31, 1984 | Substitute member (1968–1984) | - |
Egon Loebenstein (1877–1962) | Aug 1, 1946 | Federal government | December 31, 1949 | Member (1946–1949) | - |
Otto Lutz (1869–1947) | July 19, 1929 | Federal Council | Feb 15, 1930 | Substitute member (1929–1930) | - |
Rudolf Machacek (1927-2014) | Jan. 1, 1972 | National Council | Sep 30 1997 | Member (1971–1997) | Appointed on December 29, 1971 with effect from January 1, 1972 |
Verena Madner (* 1965) | Apr 24, 2020 | Federal government | Dec 31, 2035 | Vice President (2020–) | - |
Anton Mahnig (1899–1988) | Apr 1, 1958 | Federal government | Sep 30 1969 | Substitute Member (1958–1961) Vice President (1961–1969) |
Appointed on April 23, 1958 with effect from April 1, 1958 (retroactive effect) |
Wilhelm Malaniuk (1906–1965) | Apr 17, 1959 | Federal government | Dec 20, 1965 | Substitute member (1959–1965) | - |
Ludwig Margreiter (1885–?) | Dec 14, 1945 | Federal Council | 1956 | Substitute member (1945–1954) Member (1954–1956) |
1945/46 substitute member of the provisional constitutional court, from June 1946 appointed substitute member on the proposal of the Federal Council, from 6 November 1954 member of the Constitutional Court |
Oswin Martinek (1924–1997) | Jan. 18, 1990 | Federal government | Dec 31, 1994 | Substitute member (1990–1994) | - |
Friedrich Mathias | Feb 16, 1930 | Federal Council | May 23, 1933 | Member (1930–1933) | from February 16, 1930 appointed member of the “depoliticized” VfGH on the proposal of the Federal Council |
Hans Georg Mayer | 1955 | 1966 | Substitute member (1955–1966) | - | |
Michael Mayr (1864-1922) | July 20, 1921 | Federal Council | May 21, 1922 | Member (1921–1922) | - |
Erwin Melichar (1913-2000) | Feb 22, 1958 | Federal government | Dec 31, 1983 | Member (1958–1977) President (1977–1983) |
Appointed member on February 12, 1958 with effect from February 22, 1958. Appointment as President on October 6, 1977 with effect from October 10, 1977 |
Adolf Menzel (1857–1938) | Feb. 14, 1919 | National Council | Feb 15, 1930 | Vice President (1919–1930) | 1919–1921 Vice-President of the Provisional Constitutional Court, from July 15, 1921, appointed Vice-President of the (definitive) Constitutional Court on the proposal of the National Council |
Siegbert Morscher (* 1939) | Jan. 8, 1988 | Federal government | Nov 30, 2004 | Member (1988-2004) | - |
Fritz Moser | 1945 | - | June 17, 1946 | Member (1945–1946) | 1945/46 member of the provisional constitutional court |
Rudolf Müller (* 1947) | May 31, 1995 | National Council | December 31, 2017 | Substitute member (1995–1998) Member (1998–2017) |
Appointed member on February 5, 1998 |
Kurt Nestor | Jan. 1, 1955 | Federal Council | 1967 | Substitute member (1954–1967) | Appointment as a substitute member on November 6, 1954, with effect from January 1, 1955 |
Robert Neumann-Ettenreich (1857–1926) | Feb. 14, 1919 | Federal government | 26th Mar 1926 | Member (1919–1926) | 1919–1921 member of the provisional constitutional court, from July 15, 1921 appointed member of the (definitive) Constitutional Court on the proposal of the federal government |
Karl Ernst Newole (1896–1968) | 1960 | Federal government | June 1961 | Substitute member (1960–1961) | - |
Friedrich Nowakowski (1914–1987) | Dec 11, 1961 | National Council | Dec. 31, 1984 | Substitute member (1961–1984) | - |
Peter Oberndorfer (* 1942) | Jan. 1, 1984 | Federal government | Jan. 31, 2012 | Substitute member (1984–1987) Member (1987–2012) |
Appointment as a substitute member on December 12, 1983 with effect from January 1, 1984. Appointment as a member on June 5, 1987 |
Julius Ofner (1845-1924) | Feb. 14, 1919 | National Council | 26 Sep 1924 | Member (1919–1924) | 1919–1921 member of the provisional constitutional court, from July 15, 1921 appointed member of the (definitive) Constitutional Court on the proposal of the federal government |
Theo Öhlinger (* 1939) | Jan. 17, 1978 | Federal government | Apr 6, 1989 | Substitute member (1978–1989) | Appointment as substitute member on January 13, 1978 with effect from January 17, 1978 |
Edmund Palla | July 19, 1923 | National Council | July 14, 1934 | Substitute member (1923–1934) | from February 16, 1930 on the proposal of the National Council appointed substitute member of the "depoliticized" VfGH |
Karl Pawelka | July 20, 1921 | Federal Council | Feb 15, 1930 | Member (1921–1930) | - |
Wolfgang Pesendorfer (* 1949) | 22 Mar 1999 | Federal government | Sep 24 2007 | Substitute member (1999–2007) | - |
Adolf Pilz | Feb 16, 1930 | Federal government | May 30, 1933 | Substitute member (1930–1933) | from February 16, 1930 on a proposal by the Federal Government appointed substitute member of the "depoliticized" VfGH |
Karl Piska (1928-2008) | 14 Mar 1973 | National Council | Dec 31, 1998 | Member (1973–1993) Vice President (1993–1998) |
Appointment as Vice President on the proposal of the Federal Government on October 21, 1993 |
Max Platter (1885–1957) | June 1946 | Federal Council | Dec. 31, 1955 | Member (1946–1955) | - |
Georg Pockels (1864–1953) | Feb 16, 1930 | Federal Council | July 14, 1934 | Member (1930–1934) | from February 16, 1930 appointed member of the “depoliticized” VfGH on the proposal of the Federal Council |
Ludwig Praxmarer | Feb 16, 1930 | National Council | May 23, 1933 | Substitute member (1930–1933) | from February 16, 1930 on the proposal of the National Council appointed substitute member of the "depoliticized" VfGH |
Hermann Prey | Feb 16, 1930 | Federal Council | July 14, 1934 | Member (1930–1934) | from February 16, 1930 appointed member of the “depoliticized” VfGH on the proposal of the Federal Council |
Heimgar Quell (1917–1996) | Jan. 1, 1965 | Federal government | May 31, 1987 | Member (1965–1987) | Appointed member on December 24, 1964 with effect from January 1, 1965 |
Rudolf Ramek (1881–1941) |
Oct. 28, 1926 |
July 15, 1921 National Council | Nov 20, 1924 Feb 15, 1930 |
Member (1921–1924) Member (1926–1930) |
from 1924 to 1926 Federal Chancellor and therefore not a member of the Constitutional Court , reappointed a member on October 28, 1926 |
Michael Rami (* 1968) | Apr 11, 2018 | Federal Council | Dec 31, 2038 | member | - |
Rainer Reinöhl (1883–?) | Jan. 1, 1950 | Federal government | Dec. 31, 1953 | Substitute member (1950–1953) | Appointment as a substitute member on December 22, 1949 with effect from January 1, 1950 |
Kurt Ringhofer (1926–1993) | Jan. 1, 1970 | Federal government | Aug 14, 1993 | Substitute Member (1969) Member (1970–1976) Vice President (1976–1993) |
Appointment as a member on December 15, 1969 with effect from January 1, 1970, appointment as Vice President on March 10, 1976 |
Dietrich Roessler (1926-2001) | July 13, 1967 | Federal Council | Dec 31, 1996 | Substitute member (1967) Member (1968–1996) |
Appointed member on December 29, 1967 with effect from January 1, 1968 |
Wilhelm Rosenzweig (1908–1992) | Feb 19, 1954 | Federal Council | Dec. 31, 1978 | Substitute member (1954–1958) Member (1958–1978) |
Appointed member on February 12, 1958 |
Isidor Rosner (1859-1923) | March 12 1920 | National Council | Apr 12, 1923 | Substitute member (1920–1923) | 1920–1921 substitute member of the provisional Constitutional Court, from July 20, 1921, appointed substitute member of the (definitive) Constitutional Court on the proposal of the National Council |
Hans Georg Ruppe (* 1942) | June 30, 1987 | National Council | Dec 31, 2012 | Substitute member (1987–1998) Member (1998–2012) |
Appointed member on December 17, 1998 |
Walter Saulich | 1945 | - | May 1946 | Substitute member (1945–1946) | 1945/46 substitute member of the provisional constitutional court |
Andreas Saxer (1917–1995) | Apr 11, 1974 | Federal Council | May 31, 1987 | Member (1974–1987) | Appointed March 28, 1974, effective April 11, 1974 |
Heinz Schäffer (1941-2008) | 23 Aug 1999 | Federal government | Dec 1, 2008 | Substitute member (1999–2008) | - |
Max Scheffenegger (1883–1963) | May 1946 | Federal Council | Dec. 31, 1953 | Substitute member (1946) Member (1946–1953) |
1946 substitute member of the provisional constitutional court, from August 19, 1946 appointed member on the proposal of the federal government |
Robert Schick (* 1959) | Jan. 1, 1999 | National Council | Dec 31, 2029 | Substitute member | Appointed on December 17, 1998 with effect from January 1, 1999 |
Vitus Schmidt (1884–1971) |
Dec 22, 1949 |
Dec 14, 1945 Federal government | Jun 17, 1946 Dec 31, 1954 |
Member (1945–1946) Member (1950–1954) |
1945/46 member of the provisional Constitutional Court, from December 22, 1949, with effect from January 1, 1950, appointed on the proposal of the Federal Government |
Johannes Schnizer (* 1959) | Jan. 1, 2010 | Federal government | Dec 31, 2029 | member | Appointment on December 22, 2009 with effect from January 1, 2010 |
Heinrich Seydl | Dec 10, 1926 | National Council | Feb 15, 1930 | Substitute member (1926–1930) | - |
Ingrid Siess-Scherz (* 1965) | June 20, 2012 | Federal government | Dec 31, 2035 | member | - |
Anton Sperl-Erhart (1894–1975) | Jan. 1, 1959 | Federal government | Dec 31, 1964 | Member (1959–1964) | - |
Karl Spielbüchler (1939–2012) | 17th Mar 1976 | Federal government | Dec 31, 2009 | Member (1976-2009) | - |
Werner Suppan (* 1963) | Feb. 1, 2017 | Federal Council | Dec 31, 2033 | Substitute member | - |
Julius Sylvester (1854–1944) | Feb. 14, 1919 | National Council | Feb 15, 1930 | Member (1919–1930) | 1919–1921 member of the provisional constitutional court, from July 15, 1921 on a proposal by the National Council appointed member of the (definitive) Constitutional Court |
Gustav Teicht (* 1928) | Feb. 20, 1980 | National Council | Dec 31, 1998 | Substitute member (1980–1998) | - |
Rudolf Trummer (1890–1954) | Aug 1946 | National Council | 17 Sep 1954 | Member (1946–1954) | - |
Ignaz Tschurtschenthaler (1890–1954) | 1953 | Dec 16, 1954 | Substitute member (1953–1954) | - | |
Waldemar Unger (1881–1961) | Aug 1946 | National Council | 1952 | Substitute member (1946–1952) | - |
Edwin Vejborny (1903–1972) | Feb 15, 1956 | National Council | Feb 13, 1972 | Member (1956–1972) | - |
Alfred Verdross (1890–1980) | Dec 10, 1926 | National Council | Feb 15, 1930 | Substitute member (1926–1930) | - |
Paul Vittorelli (1851-1932) | Feb. 14, 1919 | National Council | Feb 15, 1930 | President (1919–1930) | 1919–1921 President of the Provisional Constitutional Court, from July 15, 1921, appointed President of the (definitive) Constitutional Court on the proposal of the National Council |
Gustav Walker (1868–1944) | Feb 16, 1930 | Federal government | July 14, 1934 | Member (1930–1934) | from February 16, 1930 appointed member of the “depoliticized” VfGH on the proposal of the Federal Government |
Adolf Wanschura | July 13, 1926 | National Council | May 23, 1933 | Member (1926–1933) | from February 16, 1930 appointed member of the “depoliticized” VfGH on the proposal of the National Council |
Armin Wechner (1910–1992) | Aug 17, 1967 | Federal government | Aug 31, 1979 | Member (1967–1979) | - |
Leopold Werner (1905–1977) | Apr 14, 1954 | Federal government | Dec. 31, 1975 | Substitute Member (1954) Member (1955–1969) Vice President (1969–1975) |
Appointment as a member on December 4, 1954 with effect from January 1, 1955, appointment as Vice-President on July 16, 1969 with effect from October 1, 1969 |
Norbert Wimmer (* 1942) | Jan. 4, 1985 | National Council | Nov 9, 1992 | Substitute member (1985–1992) | - |
Fritz Winter (1876–1920) | May 3, 1919 | - | Jan. 22, 1920 | Substitute member (1919–1920) | 1919–1920 substitute member of the Provisional Constitutional Court |
Franz Wlcek (1878–1964) | June 1946 | Federal government | December 31, 1949 | Substitute member (1946–1949) | - |
Karl Wolff (1890–1963) | June 1946 | Federal government | Dec. 31, 1960 | Member (1946–1958) Vice President (1958–1960) |
Appointed Vice President on February 12, 1958 |
Hermann Zeissl (1888–1967) | 1956 | 1958 | Substitute member (1956–1958) | - | |
Gustav Gypsies (1886–1979) | June 1946 | Federal government | Dec 31, 1957 | Vice President (1946–1956) President (1956–1957) |
Appointment as President on January 14, 1956, effective February 1, 1956 |
List of presidents of the Constitutional Court
This list includes all presidents of the Constitutional Court since its establishment in 1919 in chronological order. The Austrian Constitutional Court and thus the office of President did not exist from 1934 to 1945, which is why this period is highlighted in gray in the list.
Surname | Appointment as president | Resign from office | Remarks |
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Paul Vittorelli | Feb. 14, 1919 | Feb 15, 1930 | 1919–1921 President of the Provisional Constitutional Court |
Ernst Durig | Feb 16, 1930 | July 14, 1934 | President of the “depoliticized” Constitutional Court |
Constitutional Court dissolved from 1934–1945 | |||
Ernst Durig | Dec 14, 1945 | June 17, 1946 | President of the Provisional Constitutional Court |
Ludwig Adamovich Sr. | June 1946 | 23 Sep 1955 | |
Gustav gypsies | Feb 1, 1956 | Dec 31, 1957 | |
Walter Antoniolli | Feb 12, 1958 | Oct 3, 1977 | |
Erwin Melichar | Oct 10, 1977 | Dec 31, 1983 | |
Ludwig Adamovich jun. | Jan. 1, 1984 | Dec 31, 2002 | |
Karl Korinek | Jan. 1, 2003 | Apr 30, 2008 | |
Gerhart Holzinger | May 1, 2008 | December 31, 2017 | |
Brigitte Bierlein | 23 Feb 2018 | 2nd June 2019 | |
Christoph Grabenwarter | 19th Feb 2020 |
Membership timeline since 1946
The following timeline provides information about the successors of the members of the Constitutional Court and by whom they were proposed as constitutional judges. This sequence can be traced on the basis of the appointment and departure dates as well as the respective proposal on which the members were appointed. The sequence bar does not begin until 1946, as the provisional constitutional court in office in 1945/46 did not lead to any proposals for the appointment of members and it is therefore not possible to determine which member has succeeded which other member. For the same reason, namely the lack of traceability of the exact succession, the members of the Constitutional Court of the First Republic in the period from 1919 to 1934 are not included in the graph.
- BReg1–6: Members who were appointed on the proposal of the Federal Government.
- NR1–3: Members who were appointed on the proposal of the National Council.
- BR1–3: members who were appointed on the proposal of the Federal Council.
literature
- Christian Neschwara : The members of the Constitutional Court 1919–1934 . In: Kurt Heller (Ed.): The Constitutional Court. The development of constitutional jurisdiction in Austria from the beginning to the present . Verlag Österreich , Vienna 2010, ISBN 978-3-7046-5495-3 , pp. 601 ff .
- Christian Neschwara: Constitutional jurisdiction in the area of tension between government and parliament: Austria's Constitutional Court 1918–1934 . In: Journal of the Savigny Foundation for Legal History . tape 130 . Böhlau Verlag , Vienna / Cologne / Weimar 2013, ISBN 978-3-205-78954-3 , p. 435 ff .
- Kurt Heller : The Constitutional Court. The development of constitutional jurisdiction in Austria from the beginning to the present . Verlag Österreich , Vienna 2010, ISBN 978-3-7046-5495-3 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e Walter Berka : Constitutional law. Fundamentals of Austrian constitutional law for legal studies . 7th edition. Verlag Österreich , Vienna 2018, ISBN 978-3-7046-8039-6 , margin nos. 1006-1010 (Chapter 40: The Constitutional Jurisdiction, pp. 335-397).
- ^ The term of office of Egon Loebenstein was extended by a federal constitutional law of December 10, 1947 ( Federal Law Gazette No. 11/1948 ) beyond the intended age of 70 years by two years
- ↑ Gustav Zigeuner's term of office was extended by a year beyond the intended age of 70 by a Federal Constitutional Act of December 18, 1956 ( Federal Law Gazette No. 269/1956 )
- ↑ Heller: The Constitutional Court. The development of constitutional jurisdiction in Austria from the beginning to the present . 2010, p. 657