Julius Engel

Julius Theodor Friedrich Engel ( born August 27, 1842 in Schleswig, † April 2, 1926 in Hamburg) was a Hamburg judge and citizenship President.

Life and work

Angel grew up in Schleswig and successfully completed a law degree at Heidelberg and Kiel, where he graduated in 1867 with a state exam. He began his career in 1867 as office secretary in Reinbek and moved in the same year as assessor to the District Court in Albers village. In 1868 he became a notary and lawyer in Neumünster. Angel decided in 1880 to enter the Hamburg State service and was magistrate in Hamburg. In 1882 he became a judge at the District Court, 1885 Landgerichtsdirektor, 1893 Court of Appeal Director and from 1901 he was President of the Regional Court of Hamburg. Engel was president of the regional court Hamburg successor of Christian Arning. In this office he served until his retirement in 1917. 1887 Engel was elected to the Hamburg Parliament, to which he belonged until 1913. He joined the Group of the rights to, was instrumental in leading the Commission for administrative reform and was 1902-1913 President of citizenship.