List of presidents of the Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland
This is a list of presidents of the Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland. It includes all presiding judges of the Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland since 1848.
Until the Swiss Constitution of 1874, members of the Federal Assembly (Council of States, National Council) could be judges and many of the presidents of the Federal Supreme Court were also members of the Federal Assembly.
Johann Konrad Kern was the first President of the Federal Supreme Court (1848)
Casimir Pfyffer was five time president
Victor Ruffy was the first native French speaker (1867)
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- Lists of Swiss judges
- Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland judges