Simon Knecht results in being the new President of the Supreme Court docket of the Canton of Bern
Simon Knecht, former president of the Thun regional court docket, was appointed to the Bern Significant Court.
The Bernese cantonal parliament elected Simon Knecht of the GLP as the new main decide on Wednesday.
He replaces Daniel Bähler, who has resigned. Knecht is president of the Bernese Oberland Regional Court in Thun and deputy choose at the greater court. He was elected with 137 votes. His party colleague Casimir von Arx congratulated him on Twitter on the election:
A female competing for the SP experienced also utilized for the exact same place and also experienced the very best skills. Thanks to the request for proportional representation from other functions, you have withdrawn your candidacy in favor of Knecht.
The SP female need to be elected to the upper courtroom in the following vacant article, the UDC acknowledged, among the other factors.
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