Higher Regional Court of Cologne

The Higher Regional Court of Cologne (German: Oberlandesgericht Köln; abbreviated: OLG Köln) is one of the three Higher Regional Courts of North Rhine-Westphalia.[2]

Higher Regional Court of Cologne
Oberlandesgericht Köln
Higher Regional Court of Cologne building, view from Reichenspergerplatz
50°57′16.3″N 6°57′45.2″E
Established27 January 1877
LocationReichenspergerplatz 1, Cologne
Coordinates50°57′16.3″N 6°57′45.2″E
Authorized byGerichtsverfassungsgesetz
Websiteolg-koeln.nrw.de
President
CurrentlyBernd Scheiff[1]
Vice President
Currently
  • Christian Schmitz-Justen
  • Peter Lichtenberg

History

The Higher Regional Court of Cologne is the successor of the Appellate court of Cologne which was formed by Frederick William III of Prussia on 21 June 1819.[3] The Higher Regional Court formed on 27 January 1877, as did every Higher Regional Court due to the Gerichtsverfassungsgesetz (Courts Constitution Act).[4]

Former presidents of the court

  • 1879–1886: Heinrich Heimsoeth
  • 1887: Friedrich Wilhelm Vierhaus
  • 1987–1899: Johannes Struckmann
  • 1899–1905: Oskar Hamm
  • 1905–1908: Adolf Ratjen
  • 1909–1913: Karl Morkamer
  • 1914–1916: Albrecht Nückel
  • 1916–1922: Josef Frenken
  • 1923–1932: Heinrich Reichartz
  • 1932–1933: Max-Josef Volmer
  • 1933–1943: Alexander Bergmann
  • 1943–1944: Erich Lawall
  • 1948–1962: Werner Korintenberg
  • 1962–1975: Josef Wolffram
  • 1978–1983: Herbert Weltrich
  • 1984–1996: Dieter Laum
  • 1997–2003: Armin Lünterbusch
  • 2004: vacant
  • 2005–2014: Johannes Riedel
  • 2014–2016: Peter Kamp
  • 2017–2019: Margarete Gräfin von Schwerin
  • 2020–2021: vacant
  • since 2021: Bernd Scheiff

References

  1. Winkel, Georg (21 December 2021). "Dr. Bernd Scheiff ist neuer Präsident des Oberlandesgerichts Köln" (PDF). Higher Regional Court Cologne (in German). p. 2. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  2. "Oberlandesgerichte". Ministry of Justice of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  3. "200 Jahre Oberlandesgericht Köln". State government of North Rhine-Westphalia (in German). 28 June 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  4. Schubert, Werner (August 1966). "Rheinische Justiz. Geschichte und Gegenwart. 175 Jahre Oberlandesgericht Köln". Journal of the Savigny Foundation for Legal History (in German): 591–593. doi:10.7767/zrgga.1996.113.1.591. ISSN 0323-4045.
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