Key legal question
Whether the Obergericht's Verwaltungskommission qualified as an independent judicial authority for purposes of federal judicial review.
Extracted holding
Yes. When deciding appeals against lawyer-register decisions, the Verwaltungskommission acts as an independent judicial authority under Art. 98a OG.
Extracted reasoning
It performs genuine adjudicative functions, is not the opposing supervisory authority, and collegial proximity within the Obergericht does not by itself create bias or lack of independence.