Elsbeth von Ameln (16 June 1905, Cologne - 30 April 1990) was a German lawyer to the Allied military courts and later in the office - and Cologne Regional Court.[1]

After graduating from high school, she began studying law in Marburg in 1925, where she was the only law student in her semester.[2] Her professional goal was a criminal lawyer at the juvenile court.[3] Until her retirement on 2 July 1984 she was instrumental in building the democratic judiciary in Cologne.[4]

On 30 April 1990, Elsbeth von Ameln died in Cologne at the age of 84. She was buried in the family plot at Melaten Cemetery.

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  1. ^ Marion Röwekamp, Juristinnen: Lexikon zu Leben und Werk. Nomos Verlagsges.MBH + Company, 2005, Original from - the University of Michigan, ISBN 3832915974,ISBN 9783832915971
  2. ^ Marion Röwekamp: Die ersten deutschen Juristinnen. Böhlau Verlag, 2011, ISBN 3-412-21439-6, S. 414.
  3. ^ , Marion Röwekamp: Juristinnen: Lexikon zu Leben und Werk. Hrsg.: Deutscher Juristinnenbund. 1. Auflage. Nomos, Baden-Baden 2005, ISBN 3-8329-1597-4, S. 14.
  4. ^ "Elsbeth von Ameln (née Pollitz)".