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Vice-President of the Federal Constitutional Court
- German: Vizepräsident des Bundesverfassungsgerichts
Federal Constitutional Court · Germany
Voters do not take part; the holder is chosen indirectly.
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Chosen by the German Bundestag and the Federal Council
- Exact method
- Elected alternately by the Bundestag and the Federal Council, by a two-thirds majority (Art. 94 Basic Law). Twelve-year term, no re-election, until age 68.
- Chosen by
- German BundestagAlternately with the Federal Council, by a two-thirds majority (Art. 94 Basic Law; ss. 5 and 9 BVerfGG)
- Federal CouncilAlternately with the Bundestag, by a two-thirds majority (Art. 94 Basic Law; ss. 5 and 9 BVerfGG)
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
- Ann-Katrin Kaufhold since October 2025 Report Source: bundesverfassungsgericht.de, checked
Sources
- gesetze-im-internet.de · checked indirect / office_selector: elected alternately by the Bundestag and the Federal Council (Basic Law Art. 94(1)); review:schema-indirect-dissolved, ticket 2207 For: Vice-President of the Federal Constitutional Court
- bundesverfassungsgericht.de · checked Bundesverfassungsgericht, Richterinnen und Richter, read 2026-10-12: the 16 current judges and their senates. Roles and start dates Fallback: Wikipedia (de), Bundesverfassungsgericht, because the official page does not show them. For: Vice-President of the Federal Constitutional Court, Ann-Katrin Kaufhold, current term
- gesetze-im-internet.de · checked Federal Constitutional Court judges elected half by the Bundestag and half by the Federal Council; President and Vice-President alternately (Basic Law Art. 94(1); BVerfGG ss. 5-7, 9); review:schema-indirect-dissolved, ticket 2207 For: Chosen by German Bundestag, Chosen by Federal Council
- gesetze-im-internet.de · checked Federal Ministry of Justice, Grundgesetz für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland (Basic Law), current consolidated text, read 2026-10-12: structure, selection methods and competences of the federal bodies (Arts. 38-69, 50-53, 93-94); body names and websites from each body's own site. For: Vice-President of the Federal Constitutional Court in German
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