Christine Hohmann-Dennhardt
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Christine Hohmann-Dennhardt (born 30 April 1950) is a German politician and senior judge.
from 1975 to 1977, she became a researcher at the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University in Frankfurt am Main. She earned her doctorate there in 1979.
From 1981 to 1984 she was a judge at the Sozialgerichten ("Social Courts") in Frankfurt am Main and Wiesbaden
and the Landessozialgericht ("Country Social Courts") of Hessen. In 1984 she was appointed Director of the Wiesbaden Sozialgerichten and remained in that position until 1989. From 1988 to 1989 she was also a substitute member of the Hessen State Constitutional Court, Staatsgerichtshof des Landes Hessen.
From 1989 to 1991 she was a Dezernentin der Stadt (roughly, "City Councillor") of Frankfurt am Main. In 1991 she was appointed Minister of Justice in the Hessen state government. From 1995 to 1999 she served as Minister of Science and Arts.
From January 1999 to January 2011 she sat on the First Senate of the Bundesverfassungsgericht (Federal Constitutional Court of Germany
). When Evelyn Haas
left the Bundesverfassungsgericht in 2006, Hohmann-Dennhardt was the only woman on the First Senate. In January 2011, Hohmann-Dennhardt was followed by judge Gabriele Britz.
In May 2001 she became a member of the Hochschulrates (roughly, "Board of Trustees") of the University of Karlsruhe.
Biography
After being a lecturer for Labour at the University of HamburgUniversity of Hamburg
The University of Hamburg is a university in Hamburg, Germany. It was founded on 28 March 1919 by Wilhelm Stern and others. It grew out of the previous Allgemeines Vorlesungswesen and the Kolonialinstitut as well as the Akademisches Gymnasium. There are around 38,000 students as of the start of...
from 1975 to 1977, she became a researcher at the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University in Frankfurt am Main. She earned her doctorate there in 1979.
From 1981 to 1984 she was a judge at the Sozialgerichten ("Social Courts") in Frankfurt am Main and Wiesbaden
Wiesbaden
Wiesbaden is a city in southwest Germany and the capital of the federal state of Hesse. It has about 275,400 inhabitants, plus approximately 10,000 United States citizens...
and the Landessozialgericht ("Country Social Courts") of Hessen. In 1984 she was appointed Director of the Wiesbaden Sozialgerichten and remained in that position until 1989. From 1988 to 1989 she was also a substitute member of the Hessen State Constitutional Court, Staatsgerichtshof des Landes Hessen.
From 1989 to 1991 she was a Dezernentin der Stadt (roughly, "City Councillor") of Frankfurt am Main. In 1991 she was appointed Minister of Justice in the Hessen state government. From 1995 to 1999 she served as Minister of Science and Arts.
From January 1999 to January 2011 she sat on the First Senate of the Bundesverfassungsgericht (Federal Constitutional Court of Germany
Federal Constitutional Court of Germany
The Federal Constitutional Court is a special court established by the Grundgesetz, the German basic law...
). When Evelyn Haas
Evelyn Haas
Evelyn Haas, born Evelyn Traeger is a German former First Senate Constitutional Court judge and current Honorary Professor of Law. She was the first woman to be elected to the Constitutional Court in Germany.-Biography:...
left the Bundesverfassungsgericht in 2006, Hohmann-Dennhardt was the only woman on the First Senate. In January 2011, Hohmann-Dennhardt was followed by judge Gabriele Britz.
In May 2001 she became a member of the Hochschulrates (roughly, "Board of Trustees") of the University of Karlsruhe.