Peter Frank (jurist)

Peter-Herbert Frank[1] (born 5 May 1968) is a German jurist who has been serving as Public Prosecutor General since 5 October 2015. Prior to this, he served as Attorney General of Bavaria in Munich.

Peter Frank
Attorney General of Germany
Assumed office
5 October 2015
Preceded byHarald Range
Personal details
Born
Peter-Herbert Frank

(1968-05-05) 5 May 1968
Lauda-Königshofen, Germany
Alma materUniversity of Würzburg

Career

Frank was born in Lauda, and studied legal theory at University of Würzburg. During his studies, he joined the conservative Catholic Studentenverbindung Cheruscia Würzburg, which is associated with the Cartellverband. He completed both Staatsexamen in Würzburg with the highest possible marks.[2] He was awarded a Doctor of Law from the University of Würzburg in 1995 in Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure. His doctorate was titled Die Verwertbarkeit rechtswidriger Tonbandaufnahmen Privater regarding the usability of illegal tape recordings by private persons.[2]

In April 1995, Frank joined the Bavarian State Ministry of Justice, and over the next twenty years was rotated through a number of roles, spending a short period as State's attorney for the State's Attorney's Office of Munich I. Frank then was a member of the Bavarian Landesvertretung, representing the interests of the federal state of Bavaria to the federal government.[2] After this, he was a judge for the first district court of Munich. In November 2006, he returned to the Bavarian Ministry of Justice, serving under Beate Merk with roles in the personnel department and leadership. From February 2010 through September 2011, he was a judge at the Higher Regional Court of Munich.[2][3] In October 2011, Frank returned to the Bavarian State Ministry of Justice, where he headed the personnel department, where he was involved in or responsible for all important hires, promotions, and relocations. In March 2015, Frank was promoted to Attorney General of the Higher Regional Court of Munich.[2][3]

The government of Bavaria had planned to suggest Frank as Public Prosecutor General at the next scheduled change, which was planned for early 2016. However, Frank was nominated to the position in August 2015 by Federal Minister of Justice and Consumer Protection Heiko Maas, after Harald Range was forced to retire in the wake of the netzpolitik.org "Treason" scandal.[2][3][4]

Since 2007, Frank has been the editor of the Citizen's Handbook, published by the Federal Agency for Civic Education.

Private life

Frank is a practicing Roman Catholic. His wife is from Margetshöchheim and teaches mathematics and physics. Together they have two daughters and one son.[5]

References
  1. "Felix-Porsch-Johannes-Denk-Stiftung". Cartellverband. n.d. Retrieved 2015-08-05. Dr. jur. Peter-Herbert Frank
  2. Issig, Peter (2015-08-04). "Münchner Einserjurist wird oberster Strafverfolger". Die Welt (in German). Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  3. Hans Leyendecker, Ekkehard Müller-Jentsch, Christian Rost (2015-08-04). "Ranges Nachfolger Peter Frank ist erfahren und belastbar". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 2015-08-04.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. "Pressemitteilung: Zu den Äußerungen von Generalbundesanwalt Range" (Press release). Bundesministerium für Justiz und Verbraucherschutz. 2015-08-04. Retrieved 2015-08-04 – via bmjv.de.
  5. Czygan, Michael (2015-08-07). "Peter Frank: Verwurzelt im Fränkischen". Main-Post. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
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