Demeter Ritter von Tuschinski

Demeter Ritter von Tuschinski
Dimitrie Tușinschi
Around 1938, colorized
First President, Cernăuți Court of Appeal
In office 1 January 1926 – April 1938
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Constantin Bruma
Further offices held President, Cernăuți Court of Appeal In office 12 October 1925 – 31 December 1925 Preceded by Vasile Boldur Prosecutor General, Cernăuți Court of Appeal In office 3 July 1919 – 11 October 1925 Preceded by Position established Succeeded by Cornelie Gheorghian First Public Prosecutor, Czernowitz In office 15 April 1910 – 2 July 1919 Succeeded by Cornelie Gheorghian First Public Prosecutor, Suceava In office 9 December 1908 – 14 April 1910 Preceded by Julian Olinski Succeeded by Orest Băleanu
Personal details
Born	Demeter Tuschinski (1870-05-10)May 10, 1870 Suceava, Duchy of Bukovina, Austria-Hungary
Died	After 1950 Brașov, Romanian People's Republic (allegedly)
Nationality	Austria-Hungary (1870-1918) Kingdom of Romania (1918-1947) Romanian People's Republic (after 1947)
Spouse	Leontine von Tuschinski
Children	Constantin von Tuschinski
Parents	Cassian von Tuschinski (father) Julia von Tuschinski (mother)
Relatives	Alexander Tuschinski (Great-Grandson)
Alma mater	Franz-Josephs-Universität Czernowitz (Doctor of Law)
Occupation	Public Prosecutor, Prosecutor General, President of the Cernăuți Court of Appeal
Awards	Order of the Crown of Romania, Grand Officer rank Order of the Star of Romania, Commander rank Order of the Iron Crown (Austria), 3rd class Signum Laudis (Silver)

Demeter Ritter von Tuschinski (Romanian: Dimitrie Tușinschi,^[1] born Demeter Tuschinski; 10 May 1870^[2] – after 1950) was First Public Prosecutor, Prosecutor General, and ultimately First President of the Cernăuți Court of Appeal (Curtea de Apel Cernăuți). His career started in the Austrian-Hungarian era and continued after 1918 until his retirement in 1938 under Romanian rule. He is attributed an important role in building the legal system after 1918 in then Romanian Bukovina, and he was recipient of several major awards. From 1926 to 1938, Demeter von Tuschinski was, as First President (Prim Președinte) of the Cernăuți Court of Appeal, "at the head of the Bukovina judiciary"^[2] and was the highest ranking state official in the city.^[3] He was considered "one of the most well-known personalities of public life in Bukovina".^[4]