Full-time Judge for the Cantonal Court (1st Instance) (or Job Sharing Two Family Judges)
Kanton Appenzell Ausserrhoden
Trogen
Key information
- Publication date:09 January 2026
- Workload:100%
- Contract type:Permanent position
- Place of work:Trogen
Job summary
Join our court as a judge in civil and criminal law. Enjoy a dynamic work environment with opportunities for growth.
Tasks
- Serve as a presiding judge in various legal decisions.
- Lead one of the four departments of the cantonal court.
- Oversee measures in legal proceedings as a coercive measures judge.
Skills
- Must have a legal degree from a Swiss university, ideally with a bar license.
- Demonstrated leadership skills and resilience in high-pressure situations.
- Strong organizational abilities and excellent communication skills.
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You work as a single judge in all areas of civil and criminal law and participate as the presiding judge in division decisions from all areas of civil and criminal law. You also serve in the role of a coercive measures judge. You take on the leadership of one of the four divisions of the Cantonal Court.
Competent personality with a completed legal education at a Swiss university (licentiate, master), preferably with a lawyer's license successful, several years of experience in civil and criminal law at a court or in legal practice leadership qualities, high resilience, and negotiation skills organizational talent and independence professional appearance as well as good verbal expression good IT user skills
