Constitutional Court of Saxony explained

Court Name:	Constitutional Court of Saxony
Established:	18 February 1993
Location:	Harkortstraße 9, Leipzig
Website:	verfassungsgerichtshof.sachsen.de
Chiefjudgetitle:	President
Chiefjudgename:	Matthias Grünberg^[1]
Chiefjudgetitle2:	Vice President
Chiefjudgename2:	Uwe Berlit

The Constitutional Court of Saxony (German: Verfassungsgerichtshof des Freistaates Sachsen; abbreviated: German: SächsVerfGHG) is the constitutional court of Saxony. The court has its seat in Leipzig and is opposite of the Federal Administrative Court building.

History

The constitutional court was formed on 18 February 1993, when the Landtag of Saxony determined the seat of the court in Leipzig.^[2]

Former presidents of the court

• Günter Hirsch (1993–1995)
• Thomas Pfeiffer (1995–2005)
• Klaus Budewig (2005-2007)
• Birgit Munz (2007-2020)
• Matthias Grünberg (since 2020)

Notes and References

1. News: Grünberg wird Präsident des Verfassungsgerichtshofes . 1 January 2022 . Südwestdeutsche Medien Holding . . 31 July 2020 . de.
2. Web site: Geschichte . Constitutional Court of Saxony . 1 January 2022 . de.