Karl Huber
Former President of the High Regional Court in Munich and former President of the Bavarian Constitutional Court
Biography
Karl Huber served as President of both the Munich Higher Regional Court (Oberlandesgericht) and the Bavarian Constitutional Court (Verfassungsgericht) from 2005 to 2015. As President of the Constitutional Court, he collaborated on thousands of rulings on constitutional complaints for violations of fundamental rights. In May 2014, the Constitutional Court under his Presidency ruled that the Bavarian State Government is required to provide information to the opposition party in the state parliament on how much state budget money various cabinet members had paid to their family members in connection with illegitimate employment. This closely watched ruling belongs to a number of other rulings that strengthened the role of the parliament. From 1995 to 2001, he served as Vice President of the Munich Higher Regional Court, and from 2001 to 2005 he served as Solicitor General in Munich. From 1981 to 1995, Dr. Huber held various positions in the Bavarian State Ministry of Justice, and also served as a judge and public prosecutor.