Josef Wintrich
{{Short description|German legal scholar and judge (1891–1958)}}
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| name = Josef Wintrich
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| office = 2nd President of the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany
| term_start = 23 March 1954
| term_end = 19 October 1958
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| predecessor = Hermann Höpker-Aschoff
| successor = Gebhard Müller
| birth_date = {{birth date|1891|2|15|df=y}}
| birth_place = Munich, Germany
| death_date = {{death date and age|1958|10|19|1891|10|19|df=y}}
| death_place = Ebersberg, Germany
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| nationality = German
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| alma_mater = Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
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Josef Marquard Wintrich (15 February 1891 – 19 October 1958) was a German legal scholar and judge. From 1910 to 1915 he studied legal science in Munich. He served as the 2nd president of the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany from 1954 to 1956. The most significant decision during his tenure was the banning of the Communist Party of Germany in 1956.
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Category:Justices of the Federal Constitutional Court
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