National
President of the Federal Supreme Court
- French: Président du Tribunal fédéral
- German: Bundesgerichtspräsident
- Italian: Presidente del Tribunale federale
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Elected by the Federal Assembly
- Exact method
- Elected by the United Federal Assembly from among the ordinary justices for two years (Federal Constitution Art. 168(1); Federal Supreme Court Act Art. 13).
- Chosen by
- Federal Assembly
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
- François Chaix since January 2025 Report Source: bger.ch, checked (+1 more)
Sources
- fedlex.admin.ch · checked Federal Chancellery / Fedlex, Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation (SR 101), read 2026-10-12: sizes and selection of the offices (Art. 149, 150, 152, 168, 175, 176, 188). Federal Supreme Court size from Federal Supreme Court Act (SR 173.110) Art. 1. For: President of the Federal Supreme Court
- fedlex.admin.ch · checked Federal Constitution (authentic German, French, Italian texts; Romansh translation), read 2026-10-12; party names from parlament.ch web service MemberCouncil (Party names, DE/FR), read 2026-10-12. For: President of the Federal Supreme Court in French, President of the Federal Supreme Court in German, President of the Federal Supreme Court in Italian
- bger.ch · checked Swiss Federal Supreme Court, biography of François Chaix, read 2026-10-12: "Vice-président du Tribunal fédéral (2023-2024). Président du Tribunal fédéral dès 2025." The two-year presidency runs by calendar year, so start_date 2025-01-01. For: François Chaix, current term
- bger.ch · checked Swiss Federal Supreme Court website, page "François CHAIX, Bundesgerichtspräsident", read 2026-10-12. Wikidata Q136734982 identified by search (Swiss judge, born 1964). For: François Chaix, current term
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