Judges

Judges of the Constitu­tional Court

  • Prof.

    Peter Bussjäger

    Date of birth 4 May 1963
    Place of Residence Bludenz

    Positions

    since 2009 Judge of the Constitutional Cort
    2005 - 2009 Judge of the Supreme Administrative Court

    Career history

    since 2018 Member of the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe
    since 2014 Professor at the University of Innsbruck
    2013 - 2018 Senior Research Fellow in law at the Liechtenstein-Institut
    2003 - 2012 Director of Parliament in Vorarlberg
    2003 - 2005 Member of the Austria Convent
    since 2001 Director of the Institute for Federalism in Innsbruck
    1987 - 2012 State service in Vorarlberg

    Education

    2000 Habilitation treatise at University of Innsbruck on "Die Organisationshoheit und Modernisierung der Landesverwaltungen"
    1986 Conferral of Ph.D. in law
    1981 - 1986 Studies in law at University of Innsbruck

    Publications

    Publications are available here and here.

  • lic. iur.

    Marco Ender

    Profession Lawyer
    Date of birth 16 Juni 1979
    Place of Residence Ruggell

    Positions

    since 2021 Judge of the Constitutional Court
    2017 - 2020 Substitute judge of the Constitutional Court

    Career history

    since 2010 Partner of a law firm in Triesen
    2010 Traineeship in a law firm in New York
    2010 Admission to the bar in Liechtenstein
    2007 Master ("Lizenziat") at University of Zurich

    Education

    2012 LL.M. in Company, Foundation and Trust Law at University of Liechtenstein

  • Prof.

    Benjamin Schindler

    Date of birth 24 July 1971
    Place of Residence Speicher (AR)

    Positions

    since 2024 Judge of the Constitutional Court
    2012 - 2023 Substitute judge of the Constitutional Court

    Career history

    since 2021 President of the Swiss Lawyers Association
    since 2011 President of the Appeals Commission, University of St. Gallen
    since 2010 Professor for public law, University of St. Gallen
    2010 Habilitation in public law, University of Zurich
    2004 - 2008 Research stays at universities of Oxford, Heidelberg and Bern
    2004 - 2021 Legal officer in the Swiss Army
    2001 - 2004 Assistant to the director and Counsel for data protection in the Federal Office of Justice, Bern
    1998 - 2000 Scientific assistant for constitutional law, administrative law and legislative theory at University of Zurich
    1998 Admission to the bar in Zurich

    Education

    2005 MJur at University of Oxford
    2002 Ph.D. at University of Zurich
    1996 Master ("Lizenziat") at University of Zurich

    Publications

    Publications are available here