Rechtspfleger#

Rechtspfleger, civil servants at court charged with the simpler affairs of civil law in the first instance to relieve the judges of some of their workload. They are mainly responsible for default actions, attachment of property and private insolvencies. They are also in charge of the land register and company register. They are subject to instructions (Weisungen) by the judges responsible for their specific fields of activities. Proceedings on appeal are passed on to these judges or to the appropriate higher instance.