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]
| Higher Regional Court of Cologne | |
|---|---|
| Oberlandesgericht Köln | |
 Higher Regional Court of Cologne building, view from Reichenspergerplatz | |
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| 50°57′16.3″N 6°57′45.2″E / 50.954528°N 6.962556°E | |
| Established | 27 January 1877 |
| Location | Reichenspergerplatz 1, Cologne |
| Coordinates | 50°57′16.3″N 6°57′45.2″E / 50.954528°N 6.962556°E |
| Authorised by | Gerichtsverfassungsgesetz |
| Website | olg-koeln.nrw.de |
| President | |
| Currently | Bernd Scheiff[1] |
| Vice President | |
| Currently |
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History
editThe 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
edit- 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
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "Oberlandesgerichte". Ministry of Justice of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ "200 Jahre Oberlandesgericht Köln". State government of North Rhine-Westphalia (in German). 28 June 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ 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.