Career
Judge at the Regional Court Ingolstadt
Bavarian judiciary.
Begins as judge for criminal and civil matters; prosecutor from 1998.
Source: BMJV biography
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Career
Moves to the Federal Ministry of Justice
Ministries Däubler-Gmelin and Zypries.
Desk officer for tenancy law; deputy head of the minister’s office.
Source: BMJV biography
Career
Doctorate, University of Regensburg
Legal history of civil procedure.
Dissertation on § 23 ZPO; published by Peter Lang in 2003.
Source: German National Library
Career
Head of criminal-law department, Mainz
Rhineland-Palatinate Ministry of Justice.
Leads the department until 2014.
Source: Federal Government CV
Career
State Secretary in the federal ministry
Under Heiko Maas.
Administrative head responsible for justice, legal policy and administration, until 2016.
Source: BMJV biography
Career
Minister of Education of Rhineland-Palatinate
Cabinet Dreyer II.
Appointed by Minister-President Malu Dreyer; reappointed 18 May 2021.
Source: BMJV biography
Conference
Takes over the KMK presidency
Standing Conference of Education Ministers.
Motto: “Europa – (er)leben und gestalten”.
Source: kmk.org
Legislation
Rhineland-Palatinate Kita law fully in force
Early-childhood education.
Regular entitlement to seven hours of care per day.
Source: rlp.de
Career
Federal Minister of Justice and Consumer Protection
Cabinet Merz.
Appointed and sworn in.
Source: bundesregierung.de
Parliament
First major Bundestag speech
Debate on the government declaration.
Priorities: faster procedures, staff and digital support, online courts.
Source: beck-aktuell
Conference
Justice ministers agree pact pillars
Spring JuMiKo, Bad Schandau.
Three pillars of a new pact; statement on AI in the judiciary.
Source: BMJV press release
Legislation
Rent brake extended to 2029
Bundestag vote; in force 23 July 2025.
Passed with CDU/CSU, SPD and Greens.
Source: LTO
International
EU Commissioner McGrath in Berlin
Inaugural visit.
Focus on judicial independence.
Source: BMJV press release
Legislation
Cabinet adopts withdrawal-button bill
EU Directive 2023/2673.
Same day: e-file opt-out ordinance.
Source: beck-aktuell
Legislation
Criminal-procedure commission meets
About 90 experts.
Mandate: faster main hearings.
Source: LTO
Legislation
Cabinet adopts electronic-monitoring bill
Protection Against Violence Act.
Spanish model; anti-violence training.
Source: bundesregierung.de
Parliament
Justice budget 2026 adopted
Einzelplan 07.
About €1.21 billion.
Source: bundestag.de
Parliament
Bundestag passes withdrawal button
Extended with anti-manipulation rules.
Applies from 19 June 2026.
Source: noerr.com
Legislation
€10,000 local-court threshold in force
Civil procedure.
E-files mandatory in principle from the same date.
Source: l-iz.de; LTO
International
Visit to The Hague
ICC, Eurojust, ICJ and others.
On international law and accountability.
Source: BMJV press release
Legislation
Online procedure pilot starts
18 local courts, 10 Länder.
Money claims up to €10,000.
Source: otto-schmidt.de
Legislation
Cabinet adopts IP-storage bill
Digital investigations.
Three-month storage; preservation orders.
Source: beck-aktuell
Parliament
Bundestag passes monitoring law
Bundesrat approval 12 June 2026.
Core provisions from mid-2027.
Source: bundestag.de
Parliament
First reading: IP-address storage
Referred to Legal Affairs Committee.
Printed paper 21/6581.
Source: bundestag.de
Conference
Pact for the Rule of Law agreed
Chancellor and Minister-Presidents.
€450m to 2029.
Source: Haufe; LTO
Parliament
Government Q&A on the rule of law
Bundestag.
Constitutional foundations; Pact; reforms announced.
Source: bundestag.de
Parliament
Budget 2027 debate
Einzelplan 07, first reading.
“An investment in the rule of law and in freedom.”
Source: bundestag.de
Legislation
Green-claims rules apply
Unfair Competition Act.
Generic environmental claims banned.
Source: beck-aktuell; IHK
Parliament
Hearing on IP storage; digital-violence bill
Legal Affairs Committee; federal cabinet.
Experts divided; cabinet adopts digital-violence law.
Source: bundestag.de; beck-aktuell
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