Peter Gummer

Peter Gummer (born November 30, 1940 in Offenburg ; † May 10, 2019 ) was a German judge ; he was the last president of the Bavarian Supreme Court before its reintroduction in 2018.

Life

After completing his legal training , Gummer joined the public service of the Free State of Bavaria in 1967 . In alternating roles, he was initially active in the Ministry of Justice , later as a judge and public prosecutor , and again in the administration of justice . Here he last headed the personnel department from 1987 to 1991 and was responsible, among other things, for the delegation of Bavarian judges to the courts of the new federal states after reunification.

In 1991 he was appointed Vice President of the Bavarian Supreme Court and in 2000 , he was appointed President of Horst Tilch's successor .

During Gummer's tenure as president, the Bavarian state government decided to abolish the court. Gummer, who had campaigned vehemently for the preservation of the “Bavarian Supreme”, took this as an opportunity to apply for his retirement before reaching the age limit . He was retired on December 31, 2004 and adopted with a ceremony on January 26, 2005. Since the court continued to deal with old cases until June 30, 2006, the previous Vice President Hartwig Sprau took over the management of the court without being promoted to President. Gummer thus remains in the history of the last President of the Bavarian Supreme Court before its re-launch in the 2018th

In addition to his judicial work, Gummer also took part in the legal discourse , where he is known to the legal professional public primarily as a co-author of a widespread commentary on the code of civil procedure .

honors and awards

Cross of Merit on ribbon of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

Bavarian Order of Merit

Individual evidence

^ Obituary notice Peter Gummer , SZ of May 16, 2019
↑ Law on the dissolution of the Bavarian Supreme Regional Court and the public prosecutor's office at this court (Court Dissolution Act - BayObLGAuflG) of October 25, 2004 ( GVBl. P. 400 ); this decision of the BayVerfGH of 29 September 2005 (7-VIII-05 Vf. 3-VII-05 and Vf.)

personal data
SURNAME	Gummer, Peter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German judge
DATE OF BIRTH	November 30, 1940
PLACE OF BIRTH	Offenburg
DATE OF DEATH	May 10, 2019

[1] Obituary notice Peter Gummer , SZ of May 16, 2019

[2] Law on the dissolution of the Bavarian Supreme Regional Court and the public prosecutor's office at this court (Court Dissolution Act - BayObLGAuflG) of October 25, 2004 ( GVBl. P. 400 ); this decision of the BayVerfGH of 29 September 2005 (7-VIII-05 Vf. 3-VII-05 and Vf.)