Rudolf Mellinghoff (born 25 November 1954) is a German judge, jurisprudent and tax law expert who served as President of the Federal Fiscal Court from 2011 to 2020. He was also a justice of the Federal Constitutional Court serving in the court's second senate (2001–2011).
Career Prior to his appointment to the Federal Constitutional Court, he served as judge at the Federal Fiscal Court from 1997 to 2001. He left the Federal Constitutional Court prematurely to return to the Federal Fiscal Court as its President.
In 2022, Mellinghoff was appointed to the Commission for the Reform of the Electoral Law and the Modernization of Parliamentary Work, co-chaired by Johannes Fechner and Nina Warken.Fechner und Warken leiten Kommission zur Reform des Wahlrechts Bundestag, press release of 7 April 2022.
Other activities Max Planck Institute for Tax Law and Public Finance, Member of the Board of TrusteesBoard of Trustees Max Planck Institute for Tax Law and Public Finance. International Fiscal Association (IFA), Member of the Permanent Scientific Committee (since 2017) Judicial Integrity Group, Member (since 2010)Members: Rudolf Mellinghoff Judicial Integrity Group.
Recognition 2006 – Honorary doctorate, University of Greifswald 2011 – Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
See also
Federal Constitutional Court Federal Fiscal Court
External links Bundesverfassungsgericht -- Justice Mellinghoff's website
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