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Mootness of judge's reference on constitutionality of civil servant salary scales following prior unconstitutionality ruling under the career principle

Case Number 2 BvL 23/23
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Jurisdiction Germany (DE)
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Outcome struck_off
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The Federal Constitutional Court (Second Senate, First Chamber) declared the proceeding moot (erledigt) without issuing a substantive ruling on the merits, as the underlying constitutional challenge was resolved by a prior landmark judgment. The case involved a judge’s reference concerning the constitutionality of the Federal State of Berlin’s salary scales (Besoldungsordnungen A) for civil service pay grades A4 and A5 during specific periods between 2016 and 2019, which were allegedly incompatible with the career principle. The reference became obsolete following the Court’s earlier decision in the pilot case, which found the relevant Berlin salary regulations for 2008–2020 unconstitutional under the career principle (Art. 33(5) German Basic Law) and ordered the state legislature to enact compliant regulations by March 31, 2027, pursuant to §§ 82(1), 79(1), 31(2), and 13(11) of the Federal Constitutional Court Act (BVerfGG).

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Art. 33 Abs. 5 GG, § 13 Nr. 11 BVerfGG; Mootness of judge's reference on constitutionality of civil servant salary scales following prior unconstitutionality ruling under the career principle: The case involved a judge’s reference concerning the constitutionality of the Federal State of Berlin’s salary scales (Besoldungsordnungen A) for civil service pay grades A4 and A5 during specific periods between 2016 and 2019, which were allegedly incompatible with the career principle. The reference became obsolete following the Court’s earlier decision in the pilot case, which found the relevant Berlin salary regulations for 2008–2020 unconstitutional under the career principle (Art. 33(5) German Basic Law) and ordered the state legislature to enact compliant regulations by March 31, 2027, pursuant to §§ 82(1), 79(1), 31(2), and 13(11) of the Federal Constitutional Court Act (BVerfGG).

Keywords

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regulations for civil servants constitutional principle civil judgment basic salary judicial law order to pay

Cited Legislation

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Art. 33 Abs. 5 GG
hat der Zweite Senat des Bundesverfassungsgerichts die Besoldungsordnungen A des Landes Berlin im Zeitraum 2008 bis 2020 mit wenigen Ausnahmen für mit Art. 33 Abs. 5 GG unvereinbar erklärt (vgl.
§ 13 Nr. 11 BVerfGG
2 Satz 1 und § 13 Nr. 11 BVerfGG).

Cited Case Law

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2 BvL 20/17
Constitutionality of civil servant salary adequacy: application of the Alimentationsprinzip, minimum salary threshold, and index-based review under Article 33(5) of the Basic Law
2 BvL 5/18
Constitutionality of civil servant salary adequacy: application of the Alimentationsprinzip, minimum salary threshold, and index-based review under Article 33(5) of the Basic Law
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2 BvL 4/18
German judges' salaries unconstitutional for failing to meet the alimentary principle and minimum distance from social assistance benefits
2 C 56/16, 2 C 57/16, 2 C 58/16, 2 C 56/16, 2 C 57/16, 2 C 58/16
Constitutional adequacy of judicial salaries in Berlin and minimum distance to social assistance standards
2 C 5/22
Judicial Salary Adequacy in Berlin: Constitutional Alimentation Under Art. 33(5) GG for 2016–2020
2 C 4/17
Unconstitutionality of Berlin civil service salaries for failing to meet the minimum distance requirement to social security standards under Article 33(5) of the Basic Law
2 BvL 20/17, 2 BvL 21/17, 2 BvL 5/18, 2 BvL 6/18, 2 BvL 7/18, 2 BvL 8/18, 2 BvL 9/18
Constitutionality of civil servant salary adequacy: application of the Alimentationsprinzip, minimum salary threshold, and index-based review under Article 33(5) of the Basic Law

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Feststellung der Erledigung einer Richtervorlage zur Verfassungsmäßigkeit der Beamtenbesoldung des Landes Berlin - Erledigung nach Entscheidung im Pilotverfahren 2 BvL 20/17 ua

[TENOR]

Das Verfahren hat sich erledigt.

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Mit Beschluss vom 17. September 2025 - 2 BvL 5/18 u.a. hat der Zweite Senat des Bundesverfassungsgerichts die Besoldungsordnungen A des Landes Berlin im Zeitraum 2008 bis 2020 mit wenigen Ausnahmen für mit Art. 33 Abs. 5 GG unvereinbar erklärt (vgl. § 82 Abs. 1 i.V.m. § 79 Abs. 1, § 31 Abs. 2 Satz 1 und § 13 Nr. 11 BVerfGG). Von der Unvereinbarkeitserklärung sind die im Rubrum bezeichneten und zum Gegenstand der Richtervorlage nach Art. 100 Abs. 1 Sätze 1 und 2 GG gemachten besoldungsrechtlichen Vorschriften des Landes Berlin, soweit sie vom 1. Januar 2016 bis zum 31. Dezember 2018 die Besoldungsgruppe A 4 und vom 1. Januar 2018 bis zum 31. Dezember 2019 die Besoldungsgruppe A 5 betreffen, umfasst. Zugleich wurde dem Gesetzgeber des Landes Berlin aufgegeben, bis zum 31. März 2027 verfassungskonforme Regelungen zu treffen. Damit hat sich die Richtervorlage erledigt.

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