Dr. Elisabeth Nagele

After graduating with a PhD in Law, Elisabeth Nagele worked for some years as a university assistant at the Johannes Kepler University of Linz. In 1977 she was appointed a Judge to the judicial district of the Higher Regional Court of Linz. From 1979 until 2001 she served as a judge of the District Court, Regional Court and Higher Regional Court of Linz. In 2001 she was appointed President of the Panel of Judges of the Higher Regional Court of Linz and in 2005 she was appointed Deputy President of the Court. On 30 November 2014 Elisabeth Nagele took her much deserved retirement. Since 2015 she has been working as an Of Counsel at Haslinger / Nagele.

Elisabeth Nagele has throughout her career dealt with civil cases, with an emphasis on labour, employment and social welfare matters. From 1998 until her retirement she also worked in the Administrative Services Department of the Judiciary where she chaired the Judges and Staff Division. In 2005 her position came to include the tasks of Deputy President of the Court.