Overview
- The presiding judge informed both parties that she had previously been Schlesinger’s neighbor and had personal contact with her, then invited written statements.
- According to media reports, RBB’s lawyers seek the judge’s exclusion for the appearance of bias, while the broadcaster and the court’s press office declined public comment.
- Schlesinger’s lawyer confirmed the judge’s disclosure and said there is no indication of partiality, adding that all participants acted appropriately.
- The Kammergericht will rule on the recusal question without the judge’s participation, temporarily affecting how the appeal proceeds.
- A July Landgericht ruling produced split results, awarding Schlesinger one month of Ruhegeld (€18,400) and upholding certain RBB damage claims (about €24,200 for travel costs), with a separate case over the Digitales Medienhaus claim of nearly €13 million still pending.