List of Vice Presidents of the Constitutional Court (Austria)

Vice President of
the Constitutional Court
Vizepräsident des Verfassungsgerichtshofs
Logo of the Court
Incumbent
Christoph Grabenwarter
since 23 February 2018
Austrian Constitutional Court
Style Mr. Vice President
(when addressed in court)
Status Deputy head and presiding judge of a court
Member of Constitutional Court
Seat Innere Stadt, Vienna
Appointer The Government
sworn in by the President
Term length Up to the age of 70
Constituting instrument Constitution of Austria
First holder Adolf Menzel
Website vfgh.gv.at

This is a list of Vice Presidents of the Constitutional Court (German: Vizepräsident des Verfassungsgerichtshofs) of Austria.[1] The Vice President of the Constitutional Court is the principal deputy to the President. He becomes the acting head of the court if the President resigns, dies or is dismissed.

List of officeholders

Portrait Name Took office Left office Notes
Adolf Menzel 1919 1930

Constitutional Court disbanded from 1934 to 1945

Ludwig Adamovich senior 1945 1946
Gustav Zigeuner 1946 1956
Karl Wolff 1958 1960
Walter Antoniolli 1957 1958
Leopold Werner 1969 1975
Anton Mahnig 1961 1969
Kurt Ringhofer 1976 1993
Karl Piska 1993 1998
Karl Korinek 1 January 1999 31 December 2002
Brigitte Bierlein 1 January 2003 22 February 2018
Christoph Grabenwarter 23 February 2018 Present

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Der Österreichische Verfassungsgerichtshof - Ehemalige Mitglieder". www.vfgh.gv.at (in German). Retrieved 2018-05-19.
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