Heribert Prantl (born 30 July 1953 in Nittenau, West Germany) is a German author, journalist and jurist (former judge, prosecutor and lawyer).

A stipendiary of the Catholic "Cusanuswerk", he studied law, philosophy and history at the University of Regensburg and earned his juris doctor.

[3] He continues to work at the SZ as a writer and columnist, writing a weekly column on political and societal issues under the headline Prantls Blick for the paper's weekend edition.

[4] Apart from his work as a journalist, Prantl is a critically acclaimed author of political commentary, especially concerning basic liberties and the rule of law.

[4][5] Prantl is also a lecturer for journalism at the Akademie für Publizistik in Hamburg[6] and at the Institut zur Förderung publizistischen Nachwuchses in Munich.