Catalogue question 150 · Question catalogue in force since 2024-07-01
A lay judge in Germany is …
- the deputy head of the city.
- a voluntary lay judge. Correct
- a member of a municipal council.
- someone who has studied law.
Why — for every option
- A — A lay judge holds no municipal administrative office and is not the deputy of a mayor's office.
- B — Correct: lay judges are voluntary lay judges who take part temporarily in court proceedings (§§ 30 ff. Courts Constitution Act).
- C — A lay judge is not a position on the municipal council but a judicial function.
- D — A law degree is precisely not required for the office of lay judge — it is deliberately a lay office, open to citizens without legal training.
Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de
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