The Constitutional Court consists of the president, the vice president, twelve additional members, and six substitute members.

Justices are appointed by the President on the nomination of the cabinet, the National Council, or the Federal Council:
The cabinet nominates the president, the vice president, six additional members, and three substitute members.

The National Council nominates three members and two substitute members.

The Federal Council nominates the remaining three members and the remaining one substitute member.

Nominees must have a law degree and must have spent at least ten years working in a position that actually requires a law degree; they do not need to be licensed to practice law in any particular capacity.

Justices nominated by the cabinet, however, need to be members of the judiciary (Richterstand) or career civil servants (Verwaltungsbeamte), or hold a full professorship (Professur).

Members of the judiciary (Richterstand) are jurists who have completed post-graduate training for the judgeship, have passed the final exam, and are thus eligible for appointment to a bench; they do not have to currently hold an appointment.

Nominees cannot be members of a national or provincial cabinet or legislative body and cannot be officers (Funktionäre) or employees of any political party.
Members who assume any such position after their appointment to the Court have to be removed from the Court.

Apart from this restriction on overtly political occupation, there are essentially no rules trying to prevent conflicts of interest.

The framers of the constitution of 1920 did not want the Court to consist mainly of professional judges; they wanted the Court to be able to draw on real-world experience in a variety of professions.

The framers also did not predict current workloads and did not believe a position on the Court would be a full-time job; they envisioned membership of the Court as an honorary post bestowed on elders and dignitaries with continuing responsibilities elsewhere.

Members of the Court can and do sit on the boards of directors of publicly traded companies, including companies that do business with the Austrian government; they can even do lawyering work for companies involved in disputes before Austrian courts.
This fact has become a source of controversy.

Members and substitute members retire on the last day of the year they turn seventy.

A member or substitute member can be removed from the Court by a majority of two thirds of the members, but only for cause.
The Constitutional Court consists of the president, the vice president, twelve additional members, and six substitute members.
Justices are appointed by the President on the nomination of the cabinet, the National Council, or the Federal Council:
The cabinet nominates the president, the vice president, six additional members, and three substitute members.
The National Council nominates three members and two substitute members.
The Federal Council nominates the remaining three members and the remaining one substitute member.
Nominees must have a law degree and must have spent at least ten years working in a position that actually requires a law degree; they do not need to be licensed to practice law in any particular capacity.
Justices nominated by the cabinet, however, need to be members of the judiciary (Richterstand) or career civil servants (Verwaltungsbeamte), or hold a full professorship (Professur).
Members of the judiciary (Richterstand) are jurists who have completed post-graduate training for the judgeship, have passed the final exam, and are thus eligible for appointment to a bench; they do not have to currently hold an appointment.
Nominees cannot be members of a national or provincial cabinet or legislative body and cannot be officers (Funktionäre) or employees of any political party. Members who assume any such position after their appointment to the Court have to be removed from the Court.
Apart from this restriction on overtly political occupation, there are essentially no rules trying to prevent conflicts of interest.
The framers of the constitution of 1920 did not want the Court to consist mainly of professional judges; they wanted the Court to be able to draw on real-world experience in a variety of professions.
The framers also did not predict current workloads and did not believe a position on the Court would be a full-time job; they envisioned membership of the Court as an honorary post bestowed on elders and dignitaries with continuing responsibilities elsewhere.
Members of the Court can and do sit on the boards of directors of publicly traded companies, including companies that do business with the Austrian government; they can even do lawyering work for companies involved in disputes before Austrian courts. This fact has become a source of controversy.
Members and substitute members retire on the last day of the year they turn seventy.
A member or substitute member can be removed from the Court by a majority of two thirds of the members, but only for cause.
Constitutional Court (Austria)