Professor Dr. Günter Hirsch
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Günter Erhard Hirsch was born on January 30, 1943 in Neuburg/Danube, the second child of Erhard Hirsch and Anni Hirsch, née Bairlein.
Married to Dr. Marta Hirsch-Ziembiñska, jurist, diplomat.
Educated at primary school and classical grammar school in Neuburg/Danube. School-leaving examination 1964. | |
Studied law at the Friedrich Alexander University in Erlangen (1964-1969). | |
First State Law Examination 1969, Second State Law Examination 1973. | |
Research Assistant, Chair of Criminal Law at the University of Erlangen (1969-1973). | |
Doctor’s degree “Doktor jur.” conferred by the University of Erlangen (1973). | |
Joined the Bavarian judicial service in 1973. | |
Public Prosecutor (1975/1976). | |
Municipal Court Judge (1976, 1980). | |
Attended the 15-month administrative management course of the State Chancellery of Bavaria (1978/1979) with study visits i.a. in Great Britain, the USA and at the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna. | |
Presiding Judge at the Regional Court (1982-1984). | |
Head of section at the Bavarian State Ministry of Justice (specialist adviser i.a. for constitutional law, European law and Bundesrat matters). | |
Last (1989 to 1992) Assistant Director and head of the division Legislative Planning, Constitutional Law, European Law at the Bavarian State Ministry of Justice. | |
President of the District Court Dresden (1.9.1992 to 31.12.1992). | |
President of the Higher Regional Court Dresden (1.1.1993 to 6.10.1994). | |
President of the Constitutional Court of the Free State of Saxony (18.6.1993 to 31.3.1995). | |
Appointed Judge at the Court of Justice of the European Communities (7.10.1994 to 14.07.2000). | |
Appointed President of the Federal Court of Justice (15.07.2000). | |
Vice President of the Association of the Presidents of the Highest Courts of Justice of the European Union. | |
President of the Academy for Management and Commerce Baden in Karlsruhe. | |
Member of the Disciplinary Commission of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). | |
From 1984 to October 1994 Secretary-General and Vice President respectively of the German Society for Medical Law. | |
Member of the Academy Ethics in Medicine. | |
Member of the Society for Comparative Law. | |
Member of the Society for Public International Law. | |
Honorary Professor for European Law and Medical Law at the University of the Saar. | |
Publications in the field of criminal law, medical law, public law and European law. |