Monika Harms
Encyclopedia
Monika Harms is a German
lawyer. She has served as Attorney General of Germany
from 2006-2011.
on September 29, 1946. After getting the Abitur
in Frankfurt am Main in February 1966 she started studying law at the University of Heidelberg and later at the University of Hamburg
, where she did her first state exam
in April 1971, followed by the second one in March 1974. Between 1971 and 1974 she also had her judicial clerkship (“Referendariat”) in Hamburg
.
After that she worked as a prosecutor in Hamburg until she became a judge at the regional court (“Landgericht”) of Hamburg. During 1983 and 1987 she was a judge at the finance court (“Finanzgericht”) of Hamburg. Afterwards she was appointed as a judge at the Federal Court of Justice of Germany
in 1987, where she later became a presiding judge as well. She became the Attorney General of Germany in June 2006, an office which she held until reaching the age limit in 2011.
Harms, who is considered an expert in law regarding fiscal offences also works as a lecturer
at the Ministry of Finance's Bundesfinanzakademie since 1990, and she held various other lectureships. In January 2008 she became an honorary professor at the University of Halle-Wittenberg
.
Harms is married and a member of the Christian Democratic Union
.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
lawyer. She has served as Attorney General of Germany
Attorney General of Germany
The Attorney General of Germany is the federal prosecutor of Germany, representing the federal government at the Bundesgerichtshof, the federal court of justice. The office of the Attorney General is located in Karlsruhe. Besides its role in appellate cases, the Attorney General has primary...
from 2006-2011.
Life
Professor Harms was born in BerlinBerlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
on September 29, 1946. After getting the Abitur
Abitur
Abitur is a designation used in Germany, Finland and Estonia for final exams that pupils take at the end of their secondary education, usually after 12 or 13 years of schooling, see also for Germany Abitur after twelve years.The Zeugnis der Allgemeinen Hochschulreife, often referred to as...
in Frankfurt am Main in February 1966 she started studying law at the University of Heidelberg and later at the University of Hamburg
University 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...
, where she did her first state exam
Staatsexamen
The ' is a German government licensing examination that future doctors, teachers, pharmacists, food chemists and jurists have to pass to be allowed to work in their profession. The examination is generally organized by government examination agencies which are under the authority of the...
in April 1971, followed by the second one in March 1974. Between 1971 and 1974 she also had her judicial clerkship (“Referendariat”) in Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
.
After that she worked as a prosecutor in Hamburg until she became a judge at the regional court (“Landgericht”) of Hamburg. During 1983 and 1987 she was a judge at the finance court (“Finanzgericht”) of Hamburg. Afterwards she was appointed as a judge at the Federal Court of Justice of Germany
Federal Court of Justice of Germany
The Federal Court of Justice of Germany in Karlsruhe is the highest court in the system of ordinary jurisdiction in Germany. It is the supreme court in all matters of criminal and private law...
in 1987, where she later became a presiding judge as well. She became the Attorney General of Germany in June 2006, an office which she held until reaching the age limit in 2011.
Harms, who is considered an expert in law regarding fiscal offences also works as a lecturer
Lecturer
Lecturer is an academic rank. In the United Kingdom, lecturer is a position at a university or similar institution, often held by academics in their early career stages, who lead research groups and supervise research students, as well as teach...
at the Ministry of Finance's Bundesfinanzakademie since 1990, and she held various other lectureships. In January 2008 she became an honorary professor at the University of Halle-Wittenberg
University of Halle-Wittenberg
The Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg , also referred to as MLU, is a public, research-oriented university in the cities of Halle and Wittenberg within Saxony-Anhalt, Germany...
.
Harms is married and a member of the Christian Democratic Union
Christian Democratic Union (Germany)
The Christian Democratic Union of Germany is a Christian democratic and conservative political party in Germany. It is regarded as on the centre-right of the German political spectrum...
.