Top German legal scholar Frauke Brosius-Gersdorf launches SZ column after court bid
Legal scholar Frauke Brosius-Gersdorf will soon bring her expertise to Süddeutsche Zeitung readers. Starting on the 28th of February, she will write a monthly column analyzing social and political issues from a legal perspective. The professor has also been at the center of recent debates over a high-profile judicial nomination.
Brosius-Gersdorf has held the Chair of Public Law at the University of Potsdam since October 2021. Her work focuses on constitutional and social law, and she serves as co-editor of a leading commentary on Germany’s Basic Law.
In July 2025, the SPD nominated her for a judgeship on the Federal Constitutional Court. The planned election, however, was called off after the CDU/CSU raised objections. A month later, she withdrew her candidacy entirely. Now, she turns to a different platform. From the 28th of February, her column will appear every fourth Saturday in Süddeutsche Zeitung. She joins a rotation of voices that includes novelist Nava Ebrahimi, cabaret artist Hans Well, and former judge Peter Müller. Judith Wittwer, the paper’s editor-in-chief, explained that the opinion section’s columns are designed to broaden public debate. Brosius-Gersdorf herself has spoken of her excitement at the chance to engage with readers on pressing legal questions.
The column will offer a legal perspective on current affairs, beginning late in the month of February. Brosius-Gersdorf’s withdrawal from the Constitutional Court race shifts her focus to this new role. Her contributions will appear alongside other prominent writers in the paper’s opinion pages.
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