Bavaria justice minister to resign

Georg Eisenreich, Bavaria’s justice minister after eight years, announced he would resign at the end of September, and Minister-President Markus Söder said he would name a successor next week.

by Virginia Sapiro

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Virginia Sapiro

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Maybe this could inspire a couple of U.S. Supreme Court justices???? www.bostonglobe.com/2026/09/15/m...?

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September 16, 2026 at 2:50 PM

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