Overview

• Parliamentary managers Steffen Bilger (CDU) and Dirk Wiese (SPD) issued a joint letter proposing Emmenegger and endorsing her professional and personal suitability.
• Sigrid Emmenegger, 48, is a judge at the Federal Administrative Court and previously served as a research assistant at the Constitutional Court from 2009 to 2013.
• Greens leader Britta Haßelmann and Left MP Clara Bünger criticized the lack of prior consultation, and both parties have not committed to supporting the pick.
• The nomination is to go before the Bundestag’s Wahlausschuss before a plenary vote, with some reports pointing to a possible late‑September timeline such as 26 September.
• The replacement follows Frauke Brosius‑Gersdorf’s withdrawal after the aborted July vote, while two other nominees, Ann‑Katrin Kaufhold and Günter Spinner, still await the final parliamentary election.