Jens Maier (born 10 February 1962 in Bremen)[1] is a German judge and politician for Alternative for Germany.

[2] Before becoming a judge at the Landesgericht in Dresden, Maier studied law at the University of Tübingen and held various positions in public administration.

[3] After leaving the Bundestag, Jens Maier applied in February 2022 to return as a judge in the civil service of the Saxon judiciary.

However, she also submitted an application for retirement under Section 31 Deutsches Richtergesetz (German judge law).

[6] On March 24, 2022, the Landgericht Leipzig barred him from returning to the bench for the time being (until a decision is taken on the further application for retirement in the interests of justice) because "[i]t was obvious that Maier would conduct his office as an "AfD judge" and would thus no longer comply with the legal model of an independent and objective judge.