On the record.
Twenty-four documented speeches and appearances since May 2025, each with date, venue, context and source. Summaries are neutral paraphrases; short quotations are translated and attributed.
First major speech as minister
Set out three priorities for the justice system — faster procedures, more staff and digital support, and pilot online court proceedings — together with protection against violence online and offline and the rent brake.
Source: beck-aktuell; Federal Government transcript
Extending the rent brake
Introduced the extension to 2029, describing the rent brake as “not a cure-all, but it works” (translated).
Source: bundestag.de (kw23/2025)
Pillars of a new pact; AI in the judiciary
Federal and state ministers agreed the three pillars of a new rule-of-law pact, a statement that AI cannot replace human judicial decisions, and a declaration condemning attacks on the judiciary.
Source: BMJV press release, 6 Jun 2025
Legal policy secures the core of the state
Named digitalisation of the courts and a new pact with the Länder as priorities.
Source: bundestag.de (kw28/2025)
Inaugural visit of EU Commissioner McGrath
Said Germany too must continue to strengthen its independent judiciary.
Source: BMJV press release
“A small but fine budget”
Highlighted electronic monitoring for violent offenders and the planned rule-of-law pact.
Source: Federal Government bulletin; bundestag.de (kw39/2025)
Opening statement
Covered funding for the judiciary, IP-address storage, electronic monitoring on the Spanish model, the tenancy commission and a one-click withdrawal button.
Source: Federal Government bulletin
€210 million for digital justice
The federal government offered up to €70 million a year for 2027–2029 for the digital pillar of the pact.
Source: joint press release of the conference
A rule of law that works visibly
Said a strong rule of law must work visibly for everyone and called the pact a clear sign for democracy and freedom.
Source: Federal Government bulletin; beck-aktuell
“Rule of law under pressure?”
Discussed developments in Poland, attacks on candidates for judicial office and threats against judges; called for active defenders of democracy.
Source: FU Berlin, report of 3 Feb 2026
International law as an achievement
Described international and criminal law as achievements of humanity and said no state stands outside the law.
Source: BMJV press release, 5 Feb 2026
Electronic monitoring in domestic-violence cases
Argued monitoring prevents perpetrators approaching victims unnoticed in high-risk cases, citing Spain, while stressing it is not the only solution.
Source: bundestag.de (kw09/2026); beck-aktuell
Modernising product liability
Introduced the implementation of the EU directive extending product liability to software and AI.
Source: Federal Government bulletin; bundestag.de (kw10/2026)
Tenancy reform and simpler building
Defended the tenancy package and the simplified “Gebäudetyp E” building standard before the property industry.
Source: Federal Government bulletin
Rent brake, heating law, deepfakes
Defended the rent brake and explained different penalty ranges for pornographic deepfakes and for rape.
Source: ZDF; Federal Government bulletin
Against digital violence
Presented the draft covering sexualised and other deepfakes, voyeuristic images, tracking and civil claims to obtain user data.
Source: ZDF; netzpolitik.org
Electronic monitoring adopted
Explained that an alarm is triggered at once if a perpetrator comes too close, cited two decades of Spanish experience and announced further steps.
Source: Federal Government bulletin; bundestag.de (kw19/2026)
Planning federally funded digital projects
Reported on joint digital projects to be co-funded from 2027.
Source: BMJV press release; Hamburg Justice Authority
Lay judges and the constitution
Announced that lay judges must commit to the free democratic basic order and that extremist parties must not be able to block judicial elections.
Source: LTO; beck-aktuell
IP-address storage
Introduced the three-month storage obligation, citing child sexual abuse material, fraud and hate crime. Referred to the Legal Affairs Committee.
Source: bundestag.de (kw26/2026); ZDF
“Everyone must be able to rely on a strong judiciary”
Opened with the constitutional foundations of the rule of law; covered the Pact, monitoring, K.o. drops, the tenancy package, ticket resale and freedom of information; announced further family- and sexual-criminal-law reforms.
Source: bundestag.de (kw28/2026); Federal Government transcript
Tenancy package II
Introduced rules on furnished flats, short lets, index rents, the grace-period “second chance” and the modernisation threshold.
Source: Federal Government bulletin
An investment in freedom
Called the €1.2 billion budget an investment in the rule of law and in freedom; highlighted tenancy law, ticket prices and violence against women.
Source: bundestag.de (kw37/2026)
Natural-hazard insurance
Outlined a compulsory natural-hazard component for new residential building policies, with a possible opt-out.
Source: Federal Government bulletin
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Not included: appearances that could not be verified, such as a reported keynote at the 2026 Judges’ and Prosecutors’ Congress in Weimar (no text found) and a listed panel at the Leipzig Rule of Law Conference (participation unconfirmed).