List of vice presidents of the Constitutional Court (Austria)

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Vice President of
the Constitutional Court
Vizepräsident des Verfassungsgerichtshofs
Logo of the Court
Incumbent
Verena Madner
since 24 April 2020
Austrian Constitutional Court
StyleMs. Vice President
(when addressed in court)
StatusDeputy head and presiding judge of a court
Member ofConstitutional Court
SeatInnere Stadt, Vienna
AppointerThe Government
sworn in by the President
Term lengthUp to the age of 70
Constituting instrumentConstitution of Austria
First holderAdolf Menzel
Websitevfgh.gv.at

This is a list of vice presidents of the Constitutional Court (German: Vizepräsident des Verfassungsgerichtshofs) of Austria.[1] [2] 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[edit]

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
Anton Mahnig 1961 1969
Leopold Werner 1969 1975
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 19 February 2020
Verena Madner 24 April 2020 Present

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Der Österreichische Verfassungsgerichtshof – Ehemalige Mitglieder". www.vfgh.gv.at (in German). Retrieved 2018-05-19.
  2. ^ "Members of the Constitutional Court - Der Österreichische Verfassungsgerichtshof". www.vfgh.gv.at. Retrieved 2020-06-21.