Pistor AG
Luzern
11 hours ago
Full-time Judge (a)
- 10 February 2026
- 100%
- Permanent position
- Luzern
Job summary
Join the Kanton Luzern team to shape the future together! Enjoy a supportive work environment with diverse opportunities.
Tasks
- Conduct judicial activities at the Cantonal Court of Lucerne.
- Provide legal and administrative support to judges.
- Engage in complex legal issues and case management.
Skills
- Juristische Ausbildung (Master), Swiss citizenship, residency in Lucerne.
- Analytical thinking and communication skills are essential.
- Team-oriented with integrity and decisiveness.
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About the job
Working for the Canton of Lucerne means shaping the future - that of the canton, its residents, and not least your own. More than 6,500 employees in 200 different professions contribute daily to the excellent quality of life in our canton.
At the Cantonal Court , precision is required. We employees prepare court hearings and judgments. We support the cantonal judges in their work: legally, technically, organizationally, and administratively. As employees of the highest cantonal court, we have a special responsibility. Thanks to expertise and precise work, we make a decisive contribution to the quality of our judgments.
The "a" in the job title stands for "all". The Canton of Lucerne stands for diversity and variety.
At the Cantonal Court , precision is required. We employees prepare court hearings and judgments. We support the cantonal judges in their work: legally, technically, organizationally, and administratively. As employees of the highest cantonal court, we have a special responsibility. Thanks to expertise and precise work, we make a decisive contribution to the quality of our judgments.
The "a" in the job title stands for "all". The Canton of Lucerne stands for diversity and variety.
Full-time Judge (a)
50% | Lucerne | from 01.06.2026
At the Cantonal Court, the position of a full-time judge (50%) is to be newly filled for the remainder of the term 2025-2029. The election body is the Cantonal Council (§ 8 para. 1 JusG).
Expected legal area (subject to the constitution of the court after the election): Social insurance law.
Expected legal area (subject to the constitution of the court after the election): Social insurance law.
Your tasks
- Judicial activity at the Cantonal Court of Lucerne
Your profile
- Completed legal education (Master or Licentiate)
- Bar admission or an equivalent qualification
- Several years of relevant professional experience (preferably at the court, in law firms and/or in administration)
- Willingness to engage intensively with legal issues
- Knowledge of Swiss and cantonal procedural codes (civil and criminal law, administrative procedural law)
- Analytical thinking
- Ability to understand complex matters and communicate them clearly
- Swiss citizenship and residence in the Canton of Lucerne
- Personal integrity and incorruptibility
- High commitment and efficiency
- Negotiation skills and communication ability
- Empathy and openness in dealing with people
- Decision-making ability
- Persuasiveness and assertiveness
- High resilience and persistence in case processing
- Teamwork and loyalty
Courts
Cantonal Court
Dr. iur. Patrick M. Müller
President Cantonal Court
+41 41 228 63 23
https://gerichte.lu.ch/organisation/kantonsgericht
Cantonal Court
Dr. iur. Patrick M. Müller
President Cantonal Court
+41 41 228 63 23
https://gerichte.lu.ch/organisation/kantonsgericht
The Cantonal Council takes into account the representation of political parties in an appropriate manner during elections (§ 44 para. 3 KV). The Swiss People's Party (SVP) has a claim within the meaning of this provision.
Please submit your application by February 20, 2026, including a motivation letter, CV, certificates, and a current criminal record and debt enforcement register extract preferably digitally as follows:
SVP Canton Lucerne, Secretariat, P.O. Box, 6000 Lucerne (sekretariat@svplu.ch). The party will nominate its candidate to the Cantonal Council.
Non-party-affiliated candidacies are possible. Please send your application including current criminal and debt enforcement register extracts directly to the State Chancellery Lucerne, Secretariat Cantonal Council, Bahnhofstrasse 15, P.O. Box 3768, 6002 Lucerne (sekretariat.kantonsrat@lu.ch).
