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 / 50.954528; 6.962556 (Higher Regional Court Cologne)
Established27 January 1877
LocationReichenspergerplatz 1, Cologne
Coordinates50°57′16.3″N 6°57′45.2″E / 50.954528°N 6.962556°E / 50.954528; 6.962556 (Higher Regional Court Cologne)
Authorized byGerichtsverfassungsgesetz
Websiteolg-koeln.nrw.de
President
CurrentlyBernd Scheiff[1]
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

  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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