Manfred Dauster was appointed the Presiding Judge at Bavarian Supreme Court (appellate division in criminal matters) in 2019. Before that, he served as the Presiding Judge at High Court of Appeal Munich (appellate and first instance division in criminal matters) and took other positions as a judge at different courts in Munich. He also served as a Judge at the State Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina (appellate division: war and organized crimes) (2005–2007) and worked at the Office of the High Representative in Sarajevo/Bosnia and Herzegovina (Anti-Fraud) (2000–2002). Judge Dauster has PhD in Constitutional Law. He is a Member of the Institute of Economic, International and European Criminal Law at Saarland University (Saarbrücken).