Thuringian Constitutional Court

The court is located in Weimar at Jenaer Straße 2a, and oral hearings take place at Gutenbergstraße 29a.

In March 2018, the President of the Constitutional Court, Manfred Aschke, left office upon reaching the age limit.

The state parliament therefore failed to hold the election on time in accordance with Section 3 Paragraph 3 Clause 3 of the Thuringian Constitutional Court Act.

During the vacancy, the CDU favorite Klaus-Dieter von der Weiden represented the office of president.

In May 2018, it was announced that CDU parliamentary group leader Mike Mohring was considering Stefan Kaufmann, President of the Thuringian Higher Regional Court, as a compromise candidate.

Until 2014, the president and the eight other members of the court were elected by the Thuringian Landtag with a two-thirds majority for five years.

Building with the courtroom of the Constitutional Court in Weimar
Judge's bench
The members of the Constitutional Court at the beginning of the oral hearing on 14 June 2017 in Weimar (from left to right: Menzel, Petermann, Schwan, Bayer, Aschke, Baldus, von der Weiden, Heßelmann, Ohler)