Paul Lemp

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Paul Lemp (born September 9, 1908 in La Chaux-de-Fonds , † February 25, 2001 in Biel , legal resident in Attiswil ) was a Swiss lawyer and federal judge .

Life

Paul Lemp, reformed , later non-denominational , was the son of the owner of a mechanical workshop Samuel Lemp and Lina Bertha, née Schwab. Paul Lemp was a member of the Gymnasia Biennensis and passed the Matura in Biel in 1927 . He then devoted himself to studying law at the University of Bern , before obtaining his advocacy patent in 1932 and in 1938 as a Dr. iur. PhD.

At the beginning of his professional career, Paul Lemp ran his own legal practice in Biel from 1933 to 1936. He then worked as a clerk at the Bern Higher Court from 1937 to 1942, as a secretary at the federal court from 1942 to 1952, and as a federal clerk from 1953 to 1962, before holding the office of federal judge from 1963 to 1978. In this capacity, Lemp worked from 1963 to 1973 at the Prosecution, 1963 at the Court of Cassation, from 1964 to 1973 in the 1st Civil Department, from 1969 as President , 1974 as President of the Court of Cassation, from 1975 to 1978 again at the 1st Civil Department and from 1977 to 1978 as Vice President of the Federal Supreme Court.

In addition, Paul Lemp served in the Swiss Army in the position of colonel in the military justice system . The Attiswil community honored him with the award of honorary citizenship .

In 1938 Paul Lemp married Stella Margherita, the daughter of Charles Ischer, an SBB employee. He died on February 25, 2001 at the age of 93 in Biel.

Act

Lemp gained notoriety through his fundamental scientific contributions to family and marriage law from 1954, 1958 and 1962 in the context of the Bern Commentary. His estate is kept in the Biel City Archives.

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SURNAME Lemp, Paul
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss lawyer and federal judge
DATE OF BIRTH September 9, 1908
PLACE OF BIRTH La Chaux-de-Fonds
DATE OF DEATH February 25, 2001
Place of death Biel