Dr. Thomas FISCHER Presiding Judge, Federal Court of Justice of Germany, Karlsruhe

1980 Studies of Law and Sociology, Würzburg 1986 Doctorate in Law, University of Würzburg 1988 Judge, District Court, Ansbach, Germany 1991 Research Associate, Federal Court of Justice, Karlsruhe 1993 Presiding Judge, Regional Court of Leipzig 1996 Head of Unit, Saxonian Department of Justice, Dresden 2000 Judge, Federal Court of Justice of Germany 2008 Deputy Prisiding Judge since 2016 Presiding Judge, Federal Court of Justice