List of judges of the Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland
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First public law division
| Name | Term of office | Party | Notes |
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| Michel Féraud | FDP/PRD Free Democratic Party of Switzerland The Free Democratic Party was a classical liberal political party in Switzerland. It was one of the major parties in Switzerland until its merger with the smaller classical liberal Liberal Party, to form FDP.The Liberals on 1 January 2009.... |
Division president | |
| Heinz Aemisegger | CVP/PDC Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland The Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland is a Christian democratic political party in Switzerland. It is the fourth-largest party in the National Council, with 31 seats, and the largest in the Council of States, with 15 seats. It has one seat, that of Doris Leuthard, on the Swiss... |
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| Arthur Aeschlimann | FDP/PRD Free Democratic Party of Switzerland The Free Democratic Party was a classical liberal political party in Switzerland. It was one of the major parties in Switzerland until its merger with the smaller classical liberal Liberal Party, to form FDP.The Liberals on 1 January 2009.... |
President of the Supreme Court, 2007 | |
| Bertrand Reeb | LPS/PLS Liberal Party of Switzerland The Liberal Party of Switzerland was a party with economically liberal policies. It was known as a party of the upper class. On 1 January 2009 it merged with the larger Free Democratic Party to establish FDP.The Liberals.... |
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| Jean Fonjallaz | SPS/PSS Social Democratic Party of Switzerland The Social Democratic Party of Switzerland is the largest centre-left political party in Switzerland.... |
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| Ivo Eusebio | SVP/UDC Swiss People's Party The Swiss People's Party , also known as the Democratic Union of the Centre , is a conservative political party in Switzerland. Chaired by Toni Brunner, but spearheaded by Christoph Blocher, the party is the largest party in the Federal Assembly, with 58 members of the National Council and 6 of... |
Second public law division
| Name | Term of office | Party | Notes |
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| Thomas Merkli | GPS/PES Green Party of Switzerland The Green Party of Switzerland is the fifth-largest party in the National Council of Switzerland, and the largest party that is not represented on the Federal Council.-History:... |
Division president | |
| Adrian Hungerbühler | FDP/PRD Free Democratic Party of Switzerland The Free Democratic Party was a classical liberal political party in Switzerland. It was one of the major parties in Switzerland until its merger with the smaller classical liberal Liberal Party, to form FDP.The Liberals on 1 January 2009.... |
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| Alain Wurzburger | FDP/PRD Free Democratic Party of Switzerland The Free Democratic Party was a classical liberal political party in Switzerland. It was one of the major parties in Switzerland until its merger with the smaller classical liberal Liberal Party, to form FDP.The Liberals on 1 January 2009.... |
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| Robert Müller Robert Müller Robert Müller was a German professional ice hockey goaltender.- Draft :Müller was drafted by the Washington Capitals as their ninth-round pick in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft, 275th overall, but never played for the team.... |
CVP/PDC Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland The Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland is a Christian democratic political party in Switzerland. It is the fourth-largest party in the National Council, with 31 seats, and the largest in the Council of States, with 15 seats. It has one seat, that of Doris Leuthard, on the Swiss... |
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| Danielle Yersin | SVP/UDC Swiss People's Party The Swiss People's Party , also known as the Democratic Union of the Centre , is a conservative political party in Switzerland. Chaired by Toni Brunner, but spearheaded by Christoph Blocher, the party is the largest party in the Federal Assembly, with 58 members of the National Council and 6 of... |
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| Peter Karlen | SVP/UDC Swiss People's Party The Swiss People's Party , also known as the Democratic Union of the Centre , is a conservative political party in Switzerland. Chaired by Toni Brunner, but spearheaded by Christoph Blocher, the party is the largest party in the Federal Assembly, with 58 members of the National Council and 6 of... |
First civil law division
| Name | Term of office | Party | Notes |
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| Bernard Corboz Bernard Corboz Bernard Corboz is the Vice-President of the Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland for the years 2005/2006. He was elected to the Supreme Court in 1988.-External links:*... |
FDP/PRD Free Democratic Party of Switzerland The Free Democratic Party was a classical liberal political party in Switzerland. It was one of the major parties in Switzerland until its merger with the smaller classical liberal Liberal Party, to form FDP.The Liberals on 1 January 2009.... |
Division president | |
| Kathrin Klett | SPS/PSS Social Democratic Party of Switzerland The Social Democratic Party of Switzerland is the largest centre-left political party in Switzerland.... |
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| Vera Rottenberg Liatowitsch | SPS/PSS Social Democratic Party of Switzerland The Social Democratic Party of Switzerland is the largest centre-left political party in Switzerland.... |
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| Gilbert Kolly | CVP/PDC Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland The Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland is a Christian democratic political party in Switzerland. It is the fourth-largest party in the National Council, with 31 seats, and the largest in the Council of States, with 15 seats. It has one seat, that of Doris Leuthard, on the Swiss... |
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| Christina Kiss | FDP/PRD Free Democratic Party of Switzerland The Free Democratic Party was a classical liberal political party in Switzerland. It was one of the major parties in Switzerland until its merger with the smaller classical liberal Liberal Party, to form FDP.The Liberals on 1 January 2009.... |
Second civil law division
| Name | Term of office | Party | Notes |
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| Niccolò Raselli | SPS/PSS Social Democratic Party of Switzerland The Social Democratic Party of Switzerland is the largest centre-left political party in Switzerland.... |
Division president | |
| Ursula Nordmann-Zimmermann | SPS/PSS Social Democratic Party of Switzerland The Social Democratic Party of Switzerland is the largest centre-left political party in Switzerland.... |
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| Elisabeth Escher | CVP/PDC Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland The Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland is a Christian democratic political party in Switzerland. It is the fourth-largest party in the National Council, with 31 seats, and the largest in the Council of States, with 15 seats. It has one seat, that of Doris Leuthard, on the Swiss... |
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| Lorenz Meyer | SVP/UDC Swiss People's Party The Swiss People's Party , also known as the Democratic Union of the Centre , is a conservative political party in Switzerland. Chaired by Toni Brunner, but spearheaded by Christoph Blocher, the party is the largest party in the Federal Assembly, with 58 members of the National Council and 6 of... |
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| Fabienne Hohl | FDP/PRD Free Democratic Party of Switzerland The Free Democratic Party was a classical liberal political party in Switzerland. It was one of the major parties in Switzerland until its merger with the smaller classical liberal Liberal Party, to form FDP.The Liberals on 1 January 2009.... |
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| Luca Marazzi | FDP/PRD Free Democratic Party of Switzerland The Free Democratic Party was a classical liberal political party in Switzerland. It was one of the major parties in Switzerland until its merger with the smaller classical liberal Liberal Party, to form FDP.The Liberals on 1 January 2009.... |
Criminal law division
| Name | Term of office | Party | Notes |
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| Roland Schneider | SVP/UDC Swiss People's Party The Swiss People's Party , also known as the Democratic Union of the Centre , is a conservative political party in Switzerland. Chaired by Toni Brunner, but spearheaded by Christoph Blocher, the party is the largest party in the Federal Assembly, with 58 members of the National Council and 6 of... |
Division president | |
| Hans Wiprächtiger | SPS/PSS Social Democratic Party of Switzerland The Social Democratic Party of Switzerland is the largest centre-left political party in Switzerland.... |
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| Pierre Ferrari | FDP/PRD Free Democratic Party of Switzerland The Free Democratic Party was a classical liberal political party in Switzerland. It was one of the major parties in Switzerland until its merger with the smaller classical liberal Liberal Party, to form FDP.The Liberals on 1 January 2009.... |
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| Dominique Favre | SPS/PSS Social Democratic Party of Switzerland The Social Democratic Party of Switzerland is the largest centre-left political party in Switzerland.... |
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| Andreas Zünd | SPS/PSS Social Democratic Party of Switzerland The Social Democratic Party of Switzerland is the largest centre-left political party in Switzerland.... |
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| Hans Mathys | SVP/UDC Swiss People's Party The Swiss People's Party , also known as the Democratic Union of the Centre , is a conservative political party in Switzerland. Chaired by Toni Brunner, but spearheaded by Christoph Blocher, the party is the largest party in the Federal Assembly, with 58 members of the National Council and 6 of... |
First social law division
| Name | Term of office | Party | Notes |
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| Rudolf Ursprung | SVP/UDC Swiss People's Party The Swiss People's Party , also known as the Democratic Union of the Centre , is a conservative political party in Switzerland. Chaired by Toni Brunner, but spearheaded by Christoph Blocher, the party is the largest party in the Federal Assembly, with 58 members of the National Council and 6 of... |
Division president | |
| Ursula Widmer-Schmid | FDP/PRD Free Democratic Party of Switzerland The Free Democratic Party was a classical liberal political party in Switzerland. It was one of the major parties in Switzerland until its merger with the smaller classical liberal Liberal Party, to form FDP.The Liberals on 1 January 2009.... |
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| Franz Schön | CVP/PDC Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland The Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland is a Christian democratic political party in Switzerland. It is the fourth-largest party in the National Council, with 31 seats, and the largest in the Council of States, with 15 seats. It has one seat, that of Doris Leuthard, on the Swiss... |
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| Susanne Leuzinger-Naef | SPS/PSS Social Democratic Party of Switzerland The Social Democratic Party of Switzerland is the largest centre-left political party in Switzerland.... |
Vice president of the Supreme Court, 2007 | |
| Jean-Maurice Frésard | SPS/PSS Social Democratic Party of Switzerland The Social Democratic Party of Switzerland is the largest centre-left political party in Switzerland.... |
Second social law division
| Name | Term of office | Party | Notes |
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| Ulrich Meyer | SVP/UDC Swiss People's Party The Swiss People's Party , also known as the Democratic Union of the Centre , is a conservative political party in Switzerland. Chaired by Toni Brunner, but spearheaded by Christoph Blocher, the party is the largest party in the Federal Assembly, with 58 members of the National Council and 6 of... |
Division president | |
| Alois Lustenberger | CVP/PDC Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland The Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland is a Christian democratic political party in Switzerland. It is the fourth-largest party in the National Council, with 31 seats, and the largest in the Council of States, with 15 seats. It has one seat, that of Doris Leuthard, on the Swiss... |
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| Aldo Borella | FDP/PRD Free Democratic Party of Switzerland The Free Democratic Party was a classical liberal political party in Switzerland. It was one of the major parties in Switzerland until its merger with the smaller classical liberal Liberal Party, to form FDP.The Liberals on 1 January 2009.... |
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| Yves Kernen | SVP/UDC Swiss People's Party The Swiss People's Party , also known as the Democratic Union of the Centre , is a conservative political party in Switzerland. Chaired by Toni Brunner, but spearheaded by Christoph Blocher, the party is the largest party in the Federal Assembly, with 58 members of the National Council and 6 of... |
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| Hansjörg Seiler | SVP/UDC Swiss People's Party The Swiss People's Party , also known as the Democratic Union of the Centre , is a conservative political party in Switzerland. Chaired by Toni Brunner, but spearheaded by Christoph Blocher, the party is the largest party in the Federal Assembly, with 58 members of the National Council and 6 of... |
Former judges
| Name | From | To | Division | Canton | Party | Birth | Death |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franz Kaspar Zenruffinen | 1848 | 1861 | VS | 1803 | 1861 | ||
| Paul Migy | 1848 | 1852 | JU | 1814 | 1879 | ||
| Johann Conrad Kern | 1848 | 1854 | TG | 1808 | 1888 | ||
| Karl Johann Brenner | 1848 | 1851 | BS | FDP | 1814 | 1883 | |
| Louis-Eugène Favre | 1848 | 1851 | NE | FDP | 1816 | 1861 | |
| Johann Rudolf Brosi | 1848 | 1857 | GR | FDP | 1801 | 1877 | |
| Kasimir Pfyffer | 1848 | 1863 | LU | LPS | 1794 | 1875 | |
| Franz Jauch | 1848 | 1852 | UR | LPS | 1807 | 1867 | |
| Johann Jakob Rüttimann | 1848 | 1854 | ZH | 1813 | 1876 | ||
| Johann Jakob Blumer Johann Jakob Blumer Johann Jakob Blumer was a Swiss statesman and historian.-Biography:He studied in Zürich, Bonn, and Berlin. In 1843 he was elected to the Landrat, and in 1861 became president of the Court of Appeals... |
1848 | 1875 | GL | LPS | 1819 | 1875 | |
| Jean Folly | 1848 | 1853 | FR | 1787 | 1867 | ||
| Jean-Jaques Castoldi | 1851 | 1857 | GE | FDP | 1804 | 1871 | |
| Johann Jakob Trog | 1851 | 1856 | SO | 1807 | 1867 | ||
| Jakob Stämpfli Jakob Stämpfli Jakob Stämpfli was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council .He was elected to the Federal Council of Switzerland on 6 December 1854, and handed over office on 31 December 1863... |
1851 | 1854 | BE | 1820 | 1879 | ||
| Johann Karl Kappeler | 1851 | 1857 | TG | 1816 | 1888 | ||
| Nicolas Glasson | 1853 | 1864 | FR | 1817 | 1864 | ||
| Nicolaus Hermann | 1853 | 1874 | OW | 1818 | 1888 | ||
| Eduard Eugen Blösch | 1854 | 1866 | BE | CVP | 1807 | 1866 | |
| Gottlieb Jäger | 1856 | 1874 | AG | FDP | 1805 | 1891 | |
| Joseph Wilhelm Viktor Vigier | 1857 | 1874 | SO | FDP | 1823 | 1886 | |
| Arnold Otto Aepli | 1857 | 1866 | SG | LPS | 1816 | 1897 | |
| Philippe Camperio | 1857 | 1874 | GE | LPS | 1810 | 1882 | |
| Henri (Joseph) Ducrey | 1862 | 1864 | VS | FDP | 1805 | 1864 | |
| K. Eduard Häberlin | 1862 | 1872 | TG | 1820 | 1884 | ||
| Jost Weber | 1863 | 1872 | LU | LPS | 1823 | 1889 | |
| Alexis Allet | 1864 | 1872 | VS | FDP | 1820 | 1888 | |
| Victor Ruffy Victor Ruffy Victor Ruffy was a Swiss politician.He was elected to the Federal Council of Switzerland on 6 December 1867, and died in office on 29 December 1869... |
1864 | 1867 | VD | 1823 | 1868 | ||
| Carl Georg Jakob Sailer | 1866 | 1870 | SG | 1817 | 1870 | ||
| Edouard Carlin | 1866 | 1870 | JU | FDP | 1817 | 1870 | |
| Paul Ceresole Paul Cérésole Paul Cérésole was a Swiss politician, judge of the Supreme Court and member of the Swiss Federal Council .... |
1867 | 1870 | VD | LPS | 1832 | 1905 | |
| Eugène Borel Eugène Borel Eugène Borel was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council .- Early life :He was born in Neuchâtel to François-Victor and Louise Borel. He was educated at the humanistic high school in Neuchâtel and then studied the law in Munich and Heidelberg. After finishing his studies he... |
1870 | 1872 | NE | FDP | 1835 | 1892 | |
| Josef Karl Pankraz Morel | 1870 | 1900 | SG | FDP | 1825 | 1900 | |
| Josef Bühler | 1872 | 1873 | LU | LPS | 1837 | 1873 | |
| Johann Messmer | 1872 | 1874 | C | TG | 1818 | 1880 | |
| Heinrich (sr) Honegger | 1872 | 1874 | ZH | LPS | 1832 | 1889 | |
| Jules Roguin | 1873 | 1890 | VD | LPS | 1823 | 1908 | |
| Rudolf Niggeler | 1874 | 1879 | BE | FDP | 1845 | 1887 | |
| Josef Bläsi | 1874 | 1903 | SO | FDP | 1833 | 1903 | |
| Gustave Pictet | 1874 | 1876 | GE | DEM | 1827 | 1900 | |
| Gaudenzio (Andrea) Olgiati | 1874 | 1892 | GR | 1836 | 1892 | ||
| Fridolin Anderwert Fridolin Anderwert Fridolin Anderwert was a Swiss politician.He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on December 10, 1875 and was member of the Council until December 25, 1880... |
1874 | 1875 | TG | DEM | 1828 | 1880 | |
| Johann Conrad Weber | 1875 | 1908 | C, Cs, CC | AG | FDP | 1839 | 1918 |
| Heinrich Stamm | 1875 | 1905 | Cs, CC | SH | DEM | 1827 | 1905 |
| Jakob Dubs Jakob Dubs Jakob Dubs was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council .He was elected to the Federal Council on 30 July 1861 and handed over office on 28 May 1872... |
1875 | 1879 | ZH | KKP | 1822 | 1879 | |
| Jean Broye | 1876 | 1899 | Cs | FR | FDP | 1828 | 1899 |
| Heinrich Hafner | 1879 | 1902 | C, CC | ZH | 1838 | 1902 | |
| Alois Kopp | 1879 | 1891 | LU | KKP | 1827 | 1891 | |
| Charles-Henri Soldan | 1890 | 1900 | C | VD | FDP | 1855 | 1900 |
| Felix Clausen | 1891 | 1916 | Cs | VS | KKP | 1834 | 1916 |
| Agostino Soldati | 1892 | 1936 | 2C | TI | KKP | 1857 | 1938 |
| Auguste (Georges Adrien) Cornaz | 1893 | 1896 | Cs, CC | NE | FDP | 1834 | 1896 |
| Emil Rott | 1893 | 1905 | C, CC | BE | FDP | 1852 | 1905 |
| Karl Attenhofer | 1893 | 1906 | C | LU | KKP | 1836 | 1906 |
| Andrea Bezzola | 1893 | 1897 | Cs | GR | FDP | 1840 | 1897 |
| Johannes Winkler | 1893 | 1903 | C, Cs, CC | LU | LPS | 1845 | 1918 |
| Hermann Lienhard | 1895 | 1905 | C, Cs | BE | FDP | 1851 | 1905 |
| Frédéric Auguste Monnier | 1896 | 1921 | Cs | NE | FDP | 1847 | 1931 |
| Jakob Huldreich Bachmann | 1896 | 1904 | C | TG | LPS | 1843 | 1915 |
| Leo Weber | 1897 | 1901 | Cs | SO | FDP | 1841 | 1935 |
| Emile Perrier | 1899 | 1924 | Cs | FR | KKP | 1848 | 1924 |
| Georges Favey | 1900 | 1919 | C, 1C, CC | VD | LPS | 1847 | 1919 |
| Carl Jäger | 1900 | 1937 | C, Cs, 2C | SG | 1869 | 1947 | |
| Heinrich Honegger | 1901 | 1936 | 1C, 2C, CC | ZH | LPS | 1862 | 1940 |
| Albert Ursprung | 1902 | 1935 | C, 1C, 2C | AG | 1862 | 1935 | |
| Viktor Merz | 1903 | 1934 | Cs, C | BE | FDP | 1865 | 1940 |
| Fritz Ostertag | 1903 | 1926 | C, 2C | BS | 1868 | 1948 | |
| Franz Schmid | 1904 | 1923 | C, Cs, 1C | UR | KKP | 1841 | 1923 |
| Albert Affolter | 1904 | 1930 | CsA, 1C | SO | FDP | 1856 | 1932 |
| Emil Schurter | 1904 | 1921 | Cs | ZH | KKP | 1864 | 1921 |
| Rudolf Gallati | 1904 | 1904 | Cs | GL | FDP | 1845 | 1904 |
| Ernest Picot | 1904 | 1921 | C, Cs, 1C, CC | GE | FDP | 1853 | 1921 |
| Alfred Stooss | 1905 | 1925 | C, CC, 1C, 2C | BE | FDP | 1860 | 1925 |
| Alexander Reichel | 1905 | 1920 | C, Cs | BE | SPS | 1853 | 1921 |
| Adam Hans Gysin | 1905 | 1909 | Cs | BL | 1852 | 1909 | |
| Vincent Gottofrey | 1906 | 1919 | Cs, C, CC | FR | KKP | 1862 | 1919 |
| Theodor Weiss | 1908 | 1936 | 1C, CC | ZH | 1868 | 1936 | |
| Emil Kirchhofer | 1909 | 1942 | Cs, 1C | SH | 1871 | 1944 | |
| Hans Müri | 1912 | 1933 | CsA | AG | FDP | 1861 | 1944 |
| Henri Thelin | 1912 | 1934 | 1C, 2C, CC | VD | FDP | 1867 | 1963 |
| Victor Hauser | 1912 | 1924 | 2C | ZH | FDP | 1867 | 1924 |
| Virgile Rossel | 1912 | 1932 | 2C, CC | BE | FDP | 1858 | 1933 |
| Hugo Oser | 1912 | 1930 | 1C, 2C | BL | 1863 | 1930 | |
| Arthur (Joseph-Marie) Couchepin | 1916 | 1936 | Cs, CC | VS | FDP | 1869 | 1941 |
| Eugène Deschenaux | 1919 | 1922 | 1C | FR | KKP | 1874 | 1940 |
| Paul Rambert | 1919 | 1932 | 1C, 2C | VD | LPS | 1866 | 1932 |
| Karl Zgraggen | 1920 | 1929 | CsA, CC | UR | 1861 | 1929 | |
| Robert Fazy | 1921 | 1942 | Cs, CC, 1C | GE | LPS | 1872 | 1956 |
| Josef Jakob Strebel | 1921 | 1954 | 1C, 2C | AG | KKP | 1887 | 1965 |
| Léon Robert | 1921 | 1942 | 1C, CC | NE | FDP | 1873 | 1944 |
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1922 | 1925 | 1C | TI | FDP | 1867 | 1944 |
| Karl Adolf Brodtbeck | 1924 | 1932 | 2C | BL | SPS | 1866 | 1932 |
| Johann Engeler | 1924 | 1936 | 1C, CC | SG | KKP | 1864 | 1949 |
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1924 | 1951 | CsA | SZ | KKP | 1884 | 1964 |
| Georg Leuch | 1925 | 1954 | 1C | BE | SVP | 1888 | 1959 |
| Plinio Bolla | 1925 | 1950 | 1C, 2C | TI | FDP | 1896 | 1963 |
| Joseph Piller | 1926 | 1933 | Cs, 2C | FR | KKP | 1890 | 1954 |
| Jakob Hablützel | 1928 | 1950 | 2C | ZH | BGB | 1885 | 1959 |
| Eugen Blocher | 1928 | 1952 | CsA | BS | SPS | 1882 | 1964 |
| Camille Guggenheim | 1929 | 1930 | Cs | AG | SPS | 1894 | 1930 |
| Hans Affolter | 1930 | 1936 | Cs | SO | SPS | 1870 | 1936 |
| Adrian von Arx | 1930 | 1934 | CsA | SO | FDP | 1879 | 1934 |
| Josef Andermatt | 1930 | 1942 | 1C | ZG | KKP | 1871 | 1942 |
| Hartmann Friedrich Studer | 1932 | 1942 | 2C | ZH | SPS | 1873 | 1945 |
| Jean Rossel | 1932 | 1942 | 2C | BE | FDP | 1884 | 1944 |
| Robert Guex | 1932 | 1948 | 2C | VD | LPS | 1881 | 1948 |
| Walter Nägeli | 1933 | 1952 | Cs | ZH | FDP | 1881 | 1965 |
| Louis Python | 1933 | 1963 | CsA | FR | KKP | 1893 | 1992 |
| Hans Huber | 1934 | 1946 | Cs, CC | TG | FDP | 1901 | 1987 |
| Paul Kasser | 1934 | 1945 | BE | 1876 | 1945 | ||
| Robert Petitmermet | 1935 | 1956 | CsA, 2C, CC | VD | FDP | 1886 | 1976 |
| August Ernst | 1936 | 1950 | 2C | AG | 1880 | 1959 | |
| Louis Couchepin | 1936 | 1952 | 1C | VS | FDP | 1896 | 1952 |
| Wilhelm Stauffer | 1936 | 1959 | 1C | BE | SVP | 1893 | 1986 |
| Eugen Hasler | 1936 | 1950 | 1C | ZH | 1884 | 1965 | |
| Walter Leuenberger | 1937 | 1953 | 1C | BE | SPS | 1885 | 1964 |
| Wilhelm Schönenberger | 1937 | 1964 | 1C | SG | KKP | 1898 | 1985 |
| Carlo Pometta | 1937 | 1966 | 1C, 2C | TI | KKP | 1896 | 1979 |
| Adolf Ziegler | 1938 | 1960 | 2C, CC | SO | FDP | 1890 | 1985 |
| Franz Fässler | 1942 | 1969 | 1C, CC | AI | KKP | 1899 | 1986 |
| Paul Logoz | 1942 | 1953 | CC | GE | 1888 | 1973 | |
| Eduard Arnold | 1943 | 1962 | CC, CsA | LU | SPS | 1895 | 1977 |
| Albert Comment | 1943 | 1964 | CsA, 2C | BE | FDP | 1894 | 1987 |
| Fritz Häberlin | 1943 | 1969 | CsA | TG | FDP | 1899 | 1970 |
| Albert Constant François Rais | 1943 | 1956 | 1C, CC | NE | FDP | 1888 | 1973 |
| Kurt Rudolf Düby | 1946 | 1951 | CsA | ZH | SPS | 1900 | 1951 |
| Theodor Abrecht | 1946 | 1964 | CsA | BE | SPS | 1894 | 1983 |
| André Panchaud | 1948 | 1970 | CsA, 1C | VD | LPS | 1901 | 1976 |
| Fernando Pedrini | 1950 | 1962 | CC | TI | FDP | 1898 | 1984 |
| Gustav Muheim | 1951 | 1967 | CC | UR | KKP | 1897 | 1979 |
| Hans Tschopp | 1951 | 1974 | CC, 1C | ZH | SPS | 1903 | 1990 |
| Paul Corrodi | 1951 | 1963 | 2C, 1C | ZH | SVP | 1892 | 1964 |
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1951 | 1972 | 2C, CC | BS | FDP | 1905 | 1977 |
| Silvio Giovanoli | 1951 | 1972 | 1C, 2C | GR | FDP | 1902 | 1981 |
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1952 | 1967 | CsA | VS | KKP | 1897 | 1974 |
| Fritz Bachtler | 1953 | 1962 | CC | SO | SPS | 1892 | 1971 |
| Otto Deggeler | 1953 | 1967 | CsA | ZH | FDP | 1897 | 1981 |
| Werner Stocker | 1953 | 1964 | 2C | AG | SPS | 1904 | 1964 |
| René Perrin | 1953 | 1973 | CC | NE | SPS | 1910 | 1997 |
| Karl Dannegger | 1954 | 1962 | 1C | BE | SVP | 1895 | 1980 |
| Joseph Plattner | 1955 | 1965 | 2C | GR | KKP | 1902 | 1965 |
| Pierre Cavin | 1957 | 1979 | 1C, 2C | VD | FDP | 1909 | 1992 |
| André Grisel | 1957 | 1978 | CC, 2C, CsA | NE | FDP | 1911 | 1990 |
| Emil Schmid | 1959 | 1974 | 2C, 1C | BE | SVP | 1908 | 1992 |
| Kurt Schoch | 1961 | 1969 | CC, CsA, 2C | SH | FDP | 1904 | 1980 |
| Paul Lemp | 1963 | 1978 | CC, 1C | BE | BGB | 1908 | 2001 |
| Werner Dubach | 1963 | 1976 | CC, CsA | BE | SPS | 1905 | 1985 |
| Eduard Jöhr | 1963 | 1976 | CC | AG | SVP | 1906 | 1991 |
| Harald Huber | 1963 | 1981 | CsA, 2C, CC | ZH | SPS | 1912 | 1998 |
| Rolando Forni | 1963 | 1994 | 2C | TI | FDP | 1925 | |
| Jakob Heusser | 1964 | 1965 | 2C | ZH | SPS | 1901 | 1965 |
| Jean Castella | 1964 | 1985 | 2C, 1C | FR | CVP | 1920 | 1995 |
| Jean-Pierre Rüedi | 1965 | 1982 | 1C | BE | SPS | 1916 | 1998 |
| Paul Reichlin | 1965 | 1972 | CsA | SZ | CVP | 1902 | 1990 |
| Jean-Pierre Châtelain | 1965 | 1981 | 1C | BE | FDP | 1916 | 1995 |
| Otto Konstantin Kaufmann | 1966 | 1984 | 2P | SG | CVP | 1914 | 1999 |
| Walter Kämpfer | 1966 | 1980 | 2C, 2P | BE | SPS | 1914 | 1998 |
| Fulvio Antognini | 1967 | 1996 | 1P | TI | CVP | 1926 | 2001 |
| Erhard Schweri | 1968 | 1988 | 2C, CC | ZH | CVP | 1922 | |
| Arthur Haefliger | 1968 | 1986 | 1P | SO | FDP | 1919 | |
| Henri Fragnière | 1968 | 1982 | 1P | VS | CVP | 1915 | 1993 |
| Adolf Lüchinger | 1969 | 1992 | 2C | ZH | SPS | 1928 | |
| Alexandre Berenstein | 1970 | 1979 | 1P | GE | SPS | 1909 | 2000 |
| Hans Dubs | 1970 | 1986 | 1P, CC | AG | FDP | 1923 | 2005 |
| Raphael von Werra | 1970 | 1987 | CC | VS | CVP | 1926 | |
| Max Stoffel | 1970 | 1981 | 1C | TG | CVP | 1911 | 2002 |
| Henri Zwahlen | 1970 | 1974 | 1P | VD | LPS | 1911 | 1974 |
| Rudolf Matter | 1973 | 1986 | 1P | SH | FDP | 1916 | |
| Vital Schwander | 1973 | 1980 | CC | SZ | CVP | 1913 | 2005 |
| Rolf Raschein | 1973 | 1992 | 1C, 2C | GR | FDP | 1929 | 1994 |
| Jean-Jaques Leu | 1974 | 2001 | CC, 1C | VD | SPS | 1933 | |
| Georg Messmer | 1975 | 1987 | 1C | ZH | SVP | 1921 | 1987 |
| Margrith Bigler-Eggenberg | 1975 | 1994 | 2C | SG | SPS | 1933 | |
| Robert Patry | 1975 | 1992 | 2P | GE | LPS | 1923 | |
| Robert Levi | 1976 | 1987 | 1P | ZH | SPS | 1921 | 2002 |
| Edwin Weyermann | 1976 | 2000 | CC, 1C, 2C | BE | SVP | 1932 | |
| Carl Hans Brunschwiler | 1979 | 1993 | 2P | AG | CVP | 1927 | |
| Jean-François Egli | 1979 | 1996 | 2P, 1C, 1P | NE | FDP | 1928 | |
| Alfred Kuttler | 1979 | 1993 | 1P | BS | FDP | 1923 | |
| André Florian Imer | 1979 | 1993 | 2P | BE | SVP | 1928 | |
| Philippe Daniel Junod | 1980 | 1992 | CC, 2C | VD | FDP | 1928 | 1995 |
| Albert Allemann-Reichle | 1980 | 1990 | 2P, CC | SO | SPS | 1923 | 2003 |
| Claude Bernard Rouiller | 1980 | 1996 | 1P | VS | SPS | 1941 | |
| Paul Moritz | 1981 | 1990 | CC | BE | FDP | 1923 | |
| Herman Innozenz Schmidt | 1981 | 1995 | 2P, 1P | BS | SPS | 1930 | |
| Alois Pfister | 1981 | 1986 | 2P | SZ | CVP | 1921 | |
| Georges Scyboz | 1982 | 1996 | 1P, 2C | FR | CVP | 1927 | 2002 |
| Heinz Hausheer | 1982 | 1990 | 2C | ZG | CVP | 1937 | |
| Martin Schubarth | 1983 | 2004 | 1C, CC | BS | SPS | 1942 | |
| Peter Alexander Müller | 1985 | 1998 | 2P, CC | VS | CVP | 1940 | |
| Louis Bourgknecht | 1985 | 1998 | 1P, 1C | FR | CVP | 1931 | |
| Karl Hartmann | 1986 | 2001 | 2P | UR | CVP | 1936 | |
| Thomas Pfisterer | 1986 | 1991 | 1C, 1P | AG | FDP | 1941 | |
| Heinrich Weibel | 1987 | 1999 | 1P, 1C, 2C | BL | FDP | 1932 | |
| Hans Peter Walter | 1987 | 2004 | 1C | BE | FDP | 1944 | |
| Karl Spühler | 1987 | 1995 | 1P, 2C | ZH | SVP | 1935 | |
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1988 | 2006 | 1P | GR | CVP | 1942 | |
| Gerold Betschart | 1990 | 2006 | 2P | SZ | CVP | 1941 | |
| Franz Nyffeler | 1995 | 2006 | 1C | AG | SVP | 1941 | |
| Sergio Bianchi | 1995 | 2002 | 2C | TI | FDP | 1948 | |
| Oliver Jacot-Guillarmod | 1996 | 2001 | 1P | NE | FDP | 1950 | 2001 |
| Emilio Catenazzi | 1997 | 2003 | 1P | TI | CVP | 1938 |
This table uses the following abbreviations:
- Party: German-language abbreviation of the name of the party nominating that judge; see Political parties of Switzerland
- Canton: Standard codes for the cantons of SwitzerlandCantons of SwitzerlandThe 26 cantons of Switzerland are the member states of the federal state of Switzerland. Each canton was a fully sovereign state with its own borders, army and currency from the Treaty of Westphalia until the establishment of the Swiss federal state in 1848...
- Division:
- 1C, 2C, C: (First or second) civil law division
- 1P, 2P: First or second public law division
- CC: Court of Cassation
- Cs: Constitutional law division
- CsA: Constitutional and administrative law division