Ferdinand Kirchhof

Ferdinand Kirchhof (born 21 June 1950 in Osnabrück) is a German judge, jurisprudent and tax law expert.

Early career

Kirchhof served as expert member of the Commission on the Reform of the Federal System of Government (Federalism Commission), established by the Bundestag and the Bundesrat between 2003 and 2004. From 2003 until 2007, he was a member of the Constitutional Court (Staatsgerichtshof) of Baden-Württemberg.

Judge of the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany

Nominated by the Bundesrat on the suggestion of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Kirchhof has been a sitting Justice of the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany in the court's First Senate since 1 October 2007, succeeding Udo Steiner.[1] In March 2009, he was elected vice president of the court.[2] In this capacity, he has been chairing the First Senate since 2010.

Other activities

  • Max Planck Institute for Social Law and Social Policy, Member of the Board of Trustees
  • Gesellschaft für Rechtspolitik (GfR), Member of the Presidium[3]
  • Association of German Constitutional Law Professors (VDStRL), Member of the Board (2006-2007)
  • KDStV Hercynia Freiburg im Breisgau, Member (since 1971)

Personal life

Kirchhof is the younger brother of Paul Kirchhof, a former Justice of the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Justice Kirchhof website". Bundesverfassungsgericht website. Archived from the original on 2010-01-03. Retrieved 2010-01-01.
  2. ↑ "Vosskuhle new president of the Constitutional Court, Kirchhof elected vice president". nealine.de. Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2010-01-01.
  3. ↑ Presidium Gesellschaft für Rechtspolitik.


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