▁and ▁compar ative ▁constitution al ▁law . ▁ ▁Judge ▁of ▁the ▁Federal ▁Constitution al ▁Court ▁of ▁Germany , ▁ 2 0 1 1 – ▁Ba er ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁judge ▁of ▁the ▁Federal ▁Constitution al ▁Court ▁of ▁Germany ▁since ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Court ▁by ▁a ▁committee ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁Parliament ▁for ▁a ▁ 1 2 - year ▁term ▁upon ▁nom ination ▁by ▁The ▁Gre ens . ▁She ▁is ▁the ▁second ▁judge ▁of ▁the ▁Federal ▁Constitution al ▁Court ▁to ▁be ▁elected ▁on ▁the ▁proposal ▁of ▁the ▁Gre ens ; ▁Brun - O tto ▁Bry de ▁was ▁the ▁first . ▁Ba er ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁les bian ▁to ▁serve ▁on ▁the ▁Federal ▁Constitution al ▁Court . ▁She ▁is ▁in ▁a ▁civil ▁union . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁un anim ous ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁decision ▁by ▁the ▁eight - jud ge ▁First ▁Senate ▁on ▁abol ishing ▁a ▁law ▁allowing ▁companies ▁to ▁be ▁passed ▁from ▁generation ▁to ▁generation ▁tax ▁free , ▁Ba er ▁– ▁alongside ▁fellow ▁members ▁Rein hard ▁Ga ier ▁and ▁Johannes ▁M asing ▁– ▁issued ▁a ▁supp lement ary ▁decision ▁saying ▁the ▁judgment ▁should ▁have ▁included ▁word ing ▁to ▁ensure ▁that ▁re vised ▁tax ▁rules ▁did ▁not ▁under cut ▁the ▁basic ▁purpose ▁of ▁inheritance ▁law , ▁which ▁was ▁to ▁h inder ▁excess ive ▁concentration ▁of ▁wealth ▁among ▁a ▁privile ged ▁few : ▁" The ▁inheritance ▁tax ▁serves ▁not ▁only ▁to ▁generate ▁tax ▁re venue . ▁R ather ▁it ▁is ▁also ▁an ▁instrument ▁of ▁the