Higher Regional Court of Cologne

Higher Regional Court of Cologne
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 / 50.954528°N 6.962556°E
Established	27 January 1877
Location	Reichenspergerplatz 1, Cologne
Coordinates	50°57′16.3″N 6°57′45.2″E / 50.954528°N 6.962556°E
Authorised by	Gerichtsverfassungsgesetz
Website	olg-koeln.nrw.de
President
Currently	Bernd Scheiff
Vice President
Currently	Christian Schmitz-Justen; Peter Lichtenberg;

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]

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

^ 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.
^ "Oberlandesgerichte". Ministry of Justice of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
^ "200 Jahre Oberlandesgericht Köln". State government of North Rhine-Westphalia (in German). 28 June 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
^ 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.

[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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