Overview

• Parliamentary managers Steffen Bilger (CDU) and Dirk Wiese (SPD) announced Emmenegger’s nomination in a joint letter to their factions to replace outgoing justice Doris König in the Second Senate.
• Green co-chair Britta Haßelmann and Left MP Clara Bünger criticized not being consulted in advance and left their blocs’ support open.
• Procedurally, the Wahlausschuss is expected to take up the nomination in the week of September 22, with several reports pointing to a possible plenary vote later that week, including September 26.
• Electing constitutional judges requires a two‑thirds majority, so the coalition is seeking votes from Greens and the Left to avoid depending on the AfD.
• Emmenegger, 48, serves on the Federal Administrative Court and previously worked at the Constitutional Court; the two other pending nominees are Ann‑Katrin Kaufhold (SPD) and Günter Spinner (CDU/CSU).