Challenge to reduction of Federal Administrative Court judges: constitutional validity of judicial staffing quotas and equality of arms

The Constitutional Court dismissed the constitutional complaint as inadmissible. The complainant challenged the dismissal of their application for a reduction of the number of judges on the Federal Administrative Court, arguing that the statutory provision regarding the composition of that court violated the principle of equality before the law and the right to a fair hearing. The Court held that the challenge to the internal organizational structure and staffing of the Federal Administrative Court did not constitute a violation of fundamental rights protected by the Federal Constitutional Law, as the legislature possesses broad discretion in determining the administrative framework and personnel quotas of independent administrative courts, provided the basic judicial guarantees are maintained. No prior instance decisions were overturned, and the contested legislative norm regarding the reduction of the number of administrative court judges remained in force.