Josef Wintrich
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Josef Wintrich | |
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2nd President of the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany | |
In office March 23, 1954 – October 19, 1958 | |
Preceded by | Hermann Höpker-Aschoff |
Succeeded by | Gebhard Müller |
Personal details | |
Born | Munich, Germany | February 15, 1891
Died | October 19, 1958 Ebersberg, Germany | (aged 67)
Nationality | Germany |
Alma mater | Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich |
Josef Marquard Wintrich (February 15, 1891 – October 19, 1958) was a German legal scholar and judge. He served as the 2nd president of the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany from 1954 to 1956. The most significant decision during his tenure was the banning of the Communist Party of Germany in 1956.