Peter Frank

Peter-Herbert Frank (born 5 May 1968) is a German jurist who is currently serving as a judge in the Federal Constitutional Court in the second senate. Prior to this, he served as Public Prosecutor General and as Attorney General for the Higher Regional Court of Munich.

Early life and education 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. 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. 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. Aged forty-six, he was the youngest person to assume this position. During his tenure the office took a clear opposition to right wing extremism. by a right wing militant. Reker was stabbed during an election campaign after which she became elected Mayor of Cologne.

Murder of Walter Lübcke He also was in charge of the investigations into the murder of the acting president of the Regierungsbezirk Kassel in Hesse, Walter Lübcke, who was also the victim of a right wing militant.

Turkish spies By 2017 his department led investigations against nineteen presumed agents of the Turkish National Intelligence Organization. Several of the defendants were Imams in Mosques from the Turkish Islamic Union of Religious Affairs (DiTiB).

Sanctions against Russia From mid-2023, Frank oversaw the prosecution’s efforts to confiscate more than 720 million euros ($790 million) from the Frankfurt bank account of Russia’s National Settlement Depository (NSD), marking Germany’s first such attempt.

Judge of the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany A nominee of the Union parties, on 24 November 2023 he was elected by the Bundesrat to succeed Peter Müller as sitting judge of the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany in the Court's second senate. He was inaugurated on 21 December 2023.

Other activities Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law, Member of the Board of Trustees

Personal 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.