Jens Maier | |
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Member of the Bundestag | |
In office 24 October 2017 – 26 October 2021 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 10 February 1962 |
Nationality | German |
Political party | AfD |
Jens Maier (born 10 February 1962 in Bremen) [1] is a German judge and politician for Alternative for Germany. The Saxon Office for the Protection of the Constitution classifies him as a right-wing extremist. As of March 24, 2022, he is barred from the bench. [2]
Before becoming a judge at the Landesgericht in Dresden, Maier studied law at the University of Tübingen and held various positions in public administration. [1]
He became a member of the Bundestag after the 2017 German federal election for Saxony. [3] He was a member of Der Flügel, the extremist wing of the Alternative for Germany. [4] This led to the Landesamt für Verfassungsschutz Sachsen classifying him as a far-right extremist. [4]
Maier lost his seat in the 2021 German federal election. [3] After leaving the Bundestag, Jens Maier applied in February 2022 to return as a judge in the civil service of the Saxon judiciary. Because of his radical right-wing activities, there was considerable public doubt that Maier, as a judge, would judge "without regard to the person". [5] The Saxon Minister of Justice Katja Meier (Alliance 90/The Greens) announced that there was a claim and that "Mr. Maier would be returned to the judicial service as a district judge at the Dippoldiswalde district court with effect from March 14, 2022". However, she also submitted an application for retirement under Section 31 Deutsches Richtergesetz (German judge law). [6] On March 24, 2022, the Landgericht Leipzig barred him from returning to the bench for the time being (until a decision is taken on the further application for retirement in the interests of justice) because "[i]t was obvious that Maier would conduct his office as an "AfD judge" and would thus no longer comply with the legal model of an independent and objective judge." [2]
Jens Maier | |
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Member of the Bundestag | |
In office 24 October 2017 – 26 October 2021 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 10 February 1962 |
Nationality | German |
Political party | AfD |
Jens Maier (born 10 February 1962 in Bremen) [1] is a German judge and politician for Alternative for Germany. The Saxon Office for the Protection of the Constitution classifies him as a right-wing extremist. As of March 24, 2022, he is barred from the bench. [2]
Before becoming a judge at the Landesgericht in Dresden, Maier studied law at the University of Tübingen and held various positions in public administration. [1]
He became a member of the Bundestag after the 2017 German federal election for Saxony. [3] He was a member of Der Flügel, the extremist wing of the Alternative for Germany. [4] This led to the Landesamt für Verfassungsschutz Sachsen classifying him as a far-right extremist. [4]
Maier lost his seat in the 2021 German federal election. [3] After leaving the Bundestag, Jens Maier applied in February 2022 to return as a judge in the civil service of the Saxon judiciary. Because of his radical right-wing activities, there was considerable public doubt that Maier, as a judge, would judge "without regard to the person". [5] The Saxon Minister of Justice Katja Meier (Alliance 90/The Greens) announced that there was a claim and that "Mr. Maier would be returned to the judicial service as a district judge at the Dippoldiswalde district court with effect from March 14, 2022". However, she also submitted an application for retirement under Section 31 Deutsches Richtergesetz (German judge law). [6] On March 24, 2022, the Landgericht Leipzig barred him from returning to the bench for the time being (until a decision is taken on the further application for retirement in the interests of justice) because "[i]t was obvious that Maier would conduct his office as an "AfD judge" and would thus no longer comply with the legal model of an independent and objective judge." [2]