Paul Tschümperlin (born 1956) studied law and received his doctorate from the University of Freiburg i.Ü. in 1984. He was admitted to the bar in the canton of Schwyz in 1986. He then worked as Court Clerk (Opinion Editor) at the Federal Supreme Court. He has been Secretary General of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court since 1991, overseeing the administration of the Federal Supreme Court. During his term on the Federal Supreme Court he has also been a member of the Military Court of Cassation since 2006 and served as its President since 2017, which is the highest instance of appeal in the military judiciary, responsible for hearing cases subject to military criminal law. His academic publications mainly concern the constitutional status of the Federal Supreme Court and court organization.
Select publications:
Die Justiz auf dem Weg zum elektronischen Dossier – eine Standortbestimmung (2018); Die Rolle des Bundesgerichts im Gesetzgebungsprozess (2016); Zusammensetzung des Spruchkörpers – Auswahl oder Automatisierung? (mit Lorenz Meyer, 2012); Die Aufsicht des Bundesgerichts – die Sicht der Aufsichtsbehörde (mit Lorenz Meyer, 2012); Öffentlichkeit der Entscheidungen und Publikationspraxis des Schweizerischen Bundesgerichts (2003)
Sources: https://www.bger.ch/index/federal/federal-inherit-template/federal-richter/federal-generalsekretaer.htm, swisscovery – tschümperlin paul (slsp.ch)
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