Lerke Osterloh

Lerke Osterloh
Justice of the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany
In office
15 October 1998 – 16 November 2010
Succeeded byMonika Hermanns

Lerke Osterloh (born 29 September 1944 in Wüsting-Holle near Oldenburg) is a German judge, jurisprudent and tax law expert. She was sitting Justice of the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany in the court's second senate from October 1998 until her retirement in November 2010.[1] Her successor is Monika Hermanns.[2] Along with Gertrude Lübbe-Wolff and Michael Gerhardt, she was considered a member of the senate's left-liberal wing.[3]

She was awarded the Grand Cross with Star and Shoulder Ribbon of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.[4]

Osterloh is married with no children[5] and lives in Berlin.[4]

See also

Federal Constitutional Court of Germany

References

  1. ^ "Justice Osterloh website". Bundesverfassungsgericht website. Archived from the original on 2010-01-06. Retrieved 2010-01-01.
  2. ^ "Bundesverfassungsrichterin Prof. Dr. Lerke Osterloh scheidet aus dem Amt". Bundesverfassungsgericht press release. Retrieved 2011-01-11.
  3. ^ "Portraits of the Federal Constitutional Justices". Deutsche Welle website (German). Retrieved 2010-01-01.
  4. ^ a b "70. Geburtstag der ehemaligen Richterin des Bundesverfassungsgerichts Prof. Dr. Lerke Osterloh" (Press release) (in German). Bundesverfassungsgericht. 2014-09-25. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
  5. ^ "Bundesverfassungsgericht – Pressemitteilung Nr. 97 vom 02.09.1998" (Press release) (in German). Bundesverfassungsgericht. 1998-09-02. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 14 December 2025.