Christine Angerer poised to lead Germany's top court after Limperg's exit

According to reports, the proposal originates from the CDU/CSU parliamentary group, with the SPD lending its support. The Federal Ministry of Justice has also signaled its approval, sources say. The current president of the Federal Court of Justice (BGH), Bettina Limperg, is set to retire at the end of August.

Angerer is expected to be elected as a judge to the Federal Court of Justice by the Judicial Selection Committee on June 10. The committee, convened at the invitation of the federal justice minister, comprises 16 state ministers and an equal number of Bundestag members. To appoint her as president of Germany's highest court for criminal and civil matters, a subsequent cabinet decision will be required.

The 62-year-old Angerer began her career in 1993 as a public prosecutor in Munich, according to the newspaper. She had previously earned her doctorate at Free University Berlin. After posts in the Bavarian Ministry of Justice and at the European Commission, she became a judge at Munich II Regional Court. Between 2006 and 2010, she served as a judge at the Higher Regional Court of Munich, followed by nine years as head of a division in the Bavarian Ministry of Justice.

She later served as vice president of Munich II Regional Court before leading the Bavarian Judicial Examination Office from 2021 to 2023, where she oversaw the state's bar exams. In 2023, Angerer was appointed president of the Higher Regional Court of Bamberg. Two years ago, the state parliament elected her as a part-time judge to the Bavarian Constitutional Court.