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Gemeinsamer Senat der Obersten Gerichtshöfe
The Gemeinsamer Senat der Obersten Gerichtshöfe des Bundes (Common Senate of the Federal Supreme Courts of Justice, often abbreviated as Common Senate) is often regarded as one of the supreme courts of justice in Germany, but it is rather, as the name suggests, an ad-hoc judicial body, that is convened in specific cases only. The Common Senate consists of the Presidents of the five Federal Supreme Courts (excluding the Bundesverfassungsgericht) and two members of each of the senatesNote that, in this context, 'Senate' denotes a judicial 'sub-unit' within a court, usually consisting of three or more judges.
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