Dr. Josef Christ
Justice of the First Senate
Born in Langenargen (Lake Constance District) in 1956
Married, two children
| Year | Experience |
|---|---|
| 1977-1981 | Studied administrative sciences (Diplom-Verwaltungswirt) at Hochschule für öffentliche Verwaltung (Kehl) |
| 1982-1986 | Studied law at Heidelberg University |
| 1986 | First State Examination in Law |
| 1989 | Dr. iur., Heidelberg University; Doctoral thesis: 'Raumordnungsziele und Zulässigkeit privater Vorhaben – Bindungswirkung nach der Raumordnungsklausel des § 35 Abs. 3 Satz 3 BauGB'' ('Regional planning objectives and permissibility of private projects – Binding effect pursuant to the provision on regional planning under § 35(3) third sentence of the Federal Building Code'); supervisor: Professor Dr. Schmidt-Aßmann |
| 1990 | Second State Examination in Law |
| 1990-1993 | Judge at the Karlsruhe Administrative Court (Verwaltungsgericht) |
| 1993-1995 | Seconded to the Federal Chancellery in Bonn |
| 1996-1999 | Seconded to the Federal Constitutional Court as a judicial clerk (Cabinet of Federal Constitutional Court Justice Prof. Dr. Evelyn Haas) |
| 1999-2000 | Seconded to the Baden-Württemberg Higher Administrative Court (Verwaltungsgerichtshof) in Mannheim |
| 2001-2007 | Judge at the Baden-Württemberg Higher Administrative Court in Mannheim |
| 2001-2002 | Seconded to the Federal Constitutional Court as a judicial clerk (Cabinet of Federal Constitutional Court Justice Prof. Dr. Evelyn Haas) |
| 2007-2008 | Seconded to the State Ministry of Baden-Württemberg |
| 2008-2014 | Judge of the Ninth Division deciding on appeals on points of law (9. Revisionssenat) of the Federal Administrative Court (Bundesverwaltungsgericht), with jurisdiction over the law of public streets and roads, land development law, the law of municipal charges and land consolidation law |
| 2014-2017 | Vice-President of the Federal Administrative Court and presiding judge of the Eighth Division deciding on appeals on points of law (8. Revisionssenat), with jurisdiction over the law concerning the settlement of property issues, economic administrative law and financial services law |
| since December 2017 | Justice of the Federal Constitutional Court |
