Susanne Hoffmann will be the new state secretary in Berlin's judicial administration!

Susanne Hoffmann will be the new state secretary in Berlin's judicial administration!

Berlin, Deutschland - On June 17, 2025, the Brandenburg CDU announced that Susanne Hoffmann (CDU) will be the new State Secretary in the Berlin judicial administration. Among other things, this announcement was divided on Instagram and confirmed by the "Tagesspiegel". Hoffmann has almost two decades from the Berlin judiciary and was Minister of Justice in Brandenburg from 2019 to 2024. She began her career in the judiciary in the public prosecutor as well as in the chamber court and in the judicial administration in Berlin until 2005.

The 65-year-old politician is about to retire. In accordance with Harus' Senate, the city's Senate still agree to the appointment. In addition to her work in the Berlin judicial administration, Hoffmann succeeds the previous State Secretary Esther Uleer, who will take over a new position as deputy head of the Federal Press Office. However, the Berlin judicial administration under Senator Felor Bardenberg (CDU) has not yet officially confirmed the appointment.

influence and expectations

The Brandenburg CDU described Susanne Hoffmann as a "assertive" woman with "clear compass". In its new function, it will lead the judicial administration until 2026, since the current legislative period lasts until autumn 2026. This means that it has the opportunity to set significant impulses within the Berlin judiciary and possibly to initiate reforms.

Hoffmann follows a long series of personalities who worked in different positions in the judicial administrations of Berlin and Brandenburg. In the context of politics and justice, her predecessor, Daniela Brückner, passed a remarkable career through various stations, from the judge service to several management positions in the judiciary. Brückner was estimated for her well -founded training in law and her experiences in various courts and gave the judicial landscape in Berlin and beyond.

structures in the Berlin judiciary

The structures within which Hoffmann will be active are strongly influenced by the Board of Trustees, which is responsible for basic affairs in the judicial administration and the budget planning. The chairman of the Foundation Council is a member of the Berlin Senate who is responsible for cultural affairs. The members of the Foundation Council also include representatives of the Senate Department for Justice and the Cultural Authority.

With the entry of Hoffmann to the Berlin judicial administration, the course for the coming years will be set. Your experiences and skills will be decisive to successfully master the challenges that lie before the judicial administration.