Bengt-Christian Fuchs

Bengt-Christian Fuchs
EducationUniversity of Göttingen
Occupations
  • Judge
  • Civil servant

Bengt-Christian Fuchs is a German lawyer serving as head of department at the Thuringian Ministry of Justice, Migration and Consumer Protection. He is a judge and vice president of the Administrative court of Gera. He has been under investigation for allegedly making racist comments on an internet forum under a pseudonym.

Early life and education

Fuchs studied at the University of Göttingen where he was member of the Studentenverbindung (student fraternity) "Turnerschaft Salia Jenensis".[1] In 2002, he published his PhD thesis on the "Sollicitatur" at the Reichskammergericht.[2]

Career

Judge and Vice President of the Administrative Court Gera

Until December 2024, Fuchs was judge and vice president of the administrative court Gera. In November 2023, he came under scrutiny for his judgements having statistically significant bias against asylum seekers, when compared to the national average. He has been accused of associations with the far-right party Alternative für Deutschland[3][4]

In July 2024, Fuchs was accused of having published racist remarks on an internet forum, under a pseudonym.[5] This led to disciplinary proceedings that were pending as of January 2025.[6]

Department head at Thuringian Ministry of Justice

In December 2024, Fuchs was transferred to the Thuringian Ministry of Justice, with responsibilities for economic administration, the European Social Fund, and public relations.[7]

Works

  • Die Sollicitatur am Reichskammergericht. Quellen und Forschungen zur höchsten Gerichtsbarkeit im Alten Reich. Böhlau, 2002

References

  1. ^ mdr.de. "Gera: Rassismus-Vorwürfe gegen Asyl-Richter | MDR.DE". www.mdr.de (in German). Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  2. ^ Fuchs, Bengt Christian (2002). Die Sollicitatur am Reichskammergericht. Quellen und Forschungen zur höchsten Gerichtsbarkeit im Alten Reich. Köln Weimar Wien: Böhlau. ISBN 978-3-412-12501-1.
  3. ^ "Gera: AfD-nahe Richter urteilen deutlich öfter gegen Asylsuchende aus Afrika | MDR.DE". www.mdr.de (in German). Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  4. ^ Wagner, Joachim (2023). Rechte Richter: AfD-Richter, -Staatsanwälte und -Schöffen: eine Gefahr für den Rechtsstaat? (2. aktualisierte und erweiterte Auflage ed.). Stuttgart: Berliner Wissenschafts-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-8305-4397-8.
  5. ^ Müller, Ann-Katrin; Baumgärtner, Maik; Höfner, Roman (22 July 2024). "(S+) Extreme Rechte: Wie eine E-Mail-Adresse einen AfD-nahen Richter in Erklärungsnot bringt". Der Spiegel (in German). ISSN 2195-1349. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  6. ^ LTO. "Disziplinarverfahren gegen Bengt Fuchs eingeleitet". Legal Tribune Online (in German). Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  7. ^ Speit, Andreas (7 January 2025). "Rechter Richter Bengt Fuchs: Vom Geschassten zum Boss". Die Tageszeitung: taz (in German). ISSN 0931-9085. Retrieved 11 January 2025.