Monika Harms
She grew up in Frankfurt am Main from 1950. Here she graduated from high school in 1966. From 1966 to 1967 she studied law at the Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg; from 1968 to 1971 law at the University of Hamburg. In April 1971 she passed her first state law examination in Hamburg, followed by legal traineeship in Hamburg (1971 to 1974). In 1974 she passed her second state law examination in Hamburg. In the same year she moved to the Hamburg public prosecutor's office, focusing on white-collar criminal matters, where she worked until 1980. From April 1980 to October 1983, Harms worked in the Hamburg Regional Court in the Large Juvenile Criminal Chamber and in the Civil Chamber. She then moved to the Hamburg Finance Court (income taxes, customs and excise taxes/EC law) as a judge until December 1987. In December 1987 she was appointed judge at the Federal Court of Justice, 3rd Criminal Senate of the Federal Court of Justice (including state security matters and, at the time, criminal tax and customs cases), Karlsruhe.
On October 1, 1990, Harms moved to the 5th Criminal Senate (Berlin; criminal tax and customs matters). At this time, Harms became a member of the Senate for tax advisor and tax agent matters as well as the Senate for auditor matters. In 1990 she became a lecturer at the Federal Finance Academy in Brühl and a lecturer at the TU Dresden and Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg. In 1996, Harms was appointed deputy chairwoman of the Senate for tax advisor and tax agent matters. In 1997 the 5th Criminal Senate of the Federal Court of Justice moved to Leipzig. In 1999 she was appointed presiding judge at the Federal Court of Justice; Since then she has been chairwoman of the 5th (Leipzig) Criminal Senate, the Senate for tax advisor and tax agent matters and the Senate for auditor matters.
In this position, she chaired the appeal proceedings against Egon Krenz in 1999 because of the fatal shootings at the inner German border. In 2003, she confirmed the sentences of several years in prison from the lower court in the proceedings surrounding the attacks in the "La Belle" discotheque. During these years, Harms established herself as a proven expert on German law with widespread recognition. Within the cabinet of the grand coalition of CDU and SPD, Monika Harms was nominated as successor to the outgoing Federal Prosecutor General Kay Nehm in 2005 under Chancellor Angela Merkel. On June 1, 2006, she was appointed Federal Prosecutor General at the Federal Court of Justice. This made her the first woman to hold this position. On January 24, 2008, Harms was appointed honorary professor in the fields of criminal law, criminal procedure law and criminal tax law at the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg.
In addition to her office, Harms is co-editor of the magazine for commercial and criminal tax law "Wistra", the "NStZ" and the magazine "Praxis Steuerstrafrecht". She also conducts extensive lecturing activities in the area of tax and customs criminal law.
Monika Harms is married and lives in Hamburg.
On October 1, 1990, Harms moved to the 5th Criminal Senate (Berlin; criminal tax and customs matters). At this time, Harms became a member of the Senate for tax advisor and tax agent matters as well as the Senate for auditor matters. In 1990 she became a lecturer at the Federal Finance Academy in Brühl and a lecturer at the TU Dresden and Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg. In 1996, Harms was appointed deputy chairwoman of the Senate for tax advisor and tax agent matters. In 1997 the 5th Criminal Senate of the Federal Court of Justice moved to Leipzig. In 1999 she was appointed presiding judge at the Federal Court of Justice; Since then she has been chairwoman of the 5th (Leipzig) Criminal Senate, the Senate for tax advisor and tax agent matters and the Senate for auditor matters.
In this position, she chaired the appeal proceedings against Egon Krenz in 1999 because of the fatal shootings at the inner German border. In 2003, she confirmed the sentences of several years in prison from the lower court in the proceedings surrounding the attacks in the "La Belle" discotheque. During these years, Harms established herself as a proven expert on German law with widespread recognition. Within the cabinet of the grand coalition of CDU and SPD, Monika Harms was nominated as successor to the outgoing Federal Prosecutor General Kay Nehm in 2005 under Chancellor Angela Merkel. On June 1, 2006, she was appointed Federal Prosecutor General at the Federal Court of Justice. This made her the first woman to hold this position. On January 24, 2008, Harms was appointed honorary professor in the fields of criminal law, criminal procedure law and criminal tax law at the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg.
In addition to her office, Harms is co-editor of the magazine for commercial and criminal tax law "Wistra", the "NStZ" and the magazine "Praxis Steuerstrafrecht". She also conducts extensive lecturing activities in the area of tax and customs criminal law.
Monika Harms is married and lives in Hamburg.