Alfred G. Schroeder

Alfred Gustav Schroeder[1] (June 5, 1916 – September 6, 1998)[2][3] was a justice of the Kansas Supreme Court from January 14, 1957, to September 19, 1977, serving as chief justice from September 19, 1977, to January 12, 1987. He had succeeded Harold R. Fatzer as chief justice when they retired after six years in the position.[4] He was succeeded by Kay McFarland as chief justice and Donald L. Allegrucci took the vacated sixth position on the court.[4]

He was a district judge of the 9th district before seeking the Republican nomination for the sixth position on the supreme court currently held by Walter G. Thiele.[5][6] He has also served judicial terms on the probate, juvenile and county courts.[5]

He had served as chairman of the Kansas Judicial Council from 1963 till 1979. When he retired the council formally recognized him for his long tenure, and for his contributions[7]

In the late 1970s and into the 1980s as chief justice, he presided over unification.[4]

  1. ^ Who's Who in American Law (2nd ed.). Marquis Who's Who. 1979. p. 807.
  2. ^ "Alfred G. Schroeder (Supreme Court of Kansas) – CourtListener.com". CourtListener. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  3. ^ "9 Sep 1998, 3 - Beatrice Daily Sun at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. p. 3. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  4. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference Obituary-2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ a b "5 Aug 1956, Page 28 - The Salina Journal at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. p. 28. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  6. ^ "10 Jun 1956, Page 10 - The Salina Journal at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. p. 10. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  7. ^ Kansas Judicial Council Bulletin (PDF). December 1979. pp. 8–9. Retrieved 25 June 2020.