Peter Frank
Judge of the Federal Constitutional Court of Justice
Biography
Dr Peter Frank is Judge of the Federal Constitutional Court of Justice in Germany. From October 2015 to December 2023, Dr Frank was the Public Prosecutor General at the German Federal Court of Justice, located in Karlsruhe. His competency includes, inter alia, the responsibility for all criminal prosecutions of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes in Germany. In addition, since October 2018, as a member of the committee under article 14 (3) of the EU Regulation on the establishment of a Public Prosecutor's Office, he was involved in the selection of the European Chief Prosecutor and the European Delegated Prosecutors. Previously, Dr Frank served as Attorney General in Munich and, since 1 April 1995, held different positions as Prosecutor, Judge and officialat the Public Prosecution Office Munich I, the Regional Court Munich I, the Higher Regional Court Munich and in the Bavarian State Ministry of Justice. He studied law at the universities of Würzburg and München and received his doctoral degree from Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg with a thesis in criminal law.