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.

    August Mächler

    Date of birth 30 May 1954
    Place of Residence Pfäffikon

    Positions

    since 2019 Judge of the Constitutional Court

    Career history

    1989 - 2019 Lectureships at the University of  Zurich, St. Gallen and Bern as well as at the ETH Zurich for constitutional law, administrative law and law-making
    1995 - 2011 Member of the editorial board of the "Schweizerisches Zentralblatt für Staats- und Verwaltungsrecht"
    1985 - 2019 Director of the Legal and Complaint Service in the Department of Justice/Security of Schwyz
    1985 - 2008 Deputy Cantonal Secretary of Schwyz
    1980 - 1984 Assistant lecturer of Prof. Georg Müller, University of Zurich

    Education

    since 2008 Honorary professor at University of Zurich for constitutional law, administrative law and law-making
    2002 Habilitation treatise at University of Zurich on "Vertrag und Verwaltungsrechtspflege, Ausgewählte Fragen zum vertraglichen Handeln des Staates und zum Rechtsschutz beim vertraglischen Handeln des Staates"
    1987 Conferral of Ph.D. in Law
    1974 - 1979 Studies in law at University of Zurich

    Publications

    Publications are available here.