1. In those cases in which on account of the outcome of a vote a legally qualified judge would not be a member of the Presidium, the legally qualified judge obtaining the most votes of the legally qualified members is deemed to be elected.
2. A Board of Appeal at the Federal Patent Court sitting in a composition of three legally qualified judges decides on a challenge to a vote (section 21b (6) of the Courts Constitution Act).
3. The Federal Minister of Justice and Consumer Protection appoints the President’s permanent deputy.