National
Judge of the Federal Constitutional Court
- German: Richter 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
- The 16 judges are elected half by the Bundestag and half by the Federal Council, each by a two-thirds majority (Art. 94 Basic Law). Eight sit in each of the two senates. This office covers the 14 judges other than the President and Vice-President.
- Chosen by
- German BundestagHalf of the judges, by a two-thirds majority (Art. 94 Basic Law; ss. 5-7 BVerfGG)
- Federal CouncilHalf of the judges, by a two-thirds majority (Art. 94 Basic Law; ss. 5-7 BVerfGG)
- Seats
- 14
Who holds these seats now
- Astrid Wallrabenstein since June 2020 Report Source: bundesverfassungsgericht.de, checked
Christine Langenfeld since July 2016
Report Source: bundesverfassungsgericht.de,
checked - Günter Spinner since October 2025 Report Source: bundesverfassungsgericht.de, checked
Heinrich Amadeus Wolff since June 2022
Report Source: bundesverfassungsgericht.de,
checked - Henning Radtke since July 2018 Report Source: bundesverfassungsgericht.de, checked
- Holger Wöckel since December 2023 Report Source: bundesverfassungsgericht.de, checked
- Ines Härtel since July 2020 Report Source: bundesverfassungsgericht.de, checked
- Martin Eifert since February 2023 Report Source: bundesverfassungsgericht.de, checked
- Miriam Meßling since April 2023 Report Source: bundesverfassungsgericht.de, checked
- Peter Frank since December 2023 Report Source: bundesverfassungsgericht.de, checked
- Rhona Fetzer since January 2023 Report Source: bundesverfassungsgericht.de, checked
- Sigrid Emmenegger since October 2025 Report Source: bundesverfassungsgericht.de, checked
- Thomas Offenloch since January 2023 Report Source: bundesverfassungsgericht.de, checked
- Yvonne Ott since November 2016 Report Source: bundesverfassungsgericht.de, checked
Sources
- gesetze-im-internet.de · checked indirect / office_selector: elected half by the Bundestag and half by the Federal Council (Basic Law Art. 94(1)); review:schema-indirect-dissolved, ticket 2207 For: Judge 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: Judge of the Federal Constitutional Court, Astrid Wallrabenstein, current term, Christine Langenfeld, current term, Günter Spinner, current term, Heinrich Amadeus Wolff, current term and 10 more
- 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: Judge of the Federal Constitutional Court in German
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