Franz Schlegelberger

Franz Schlegelberger
Schlegelberger (aged 71) at the Nuremberg Judges' Trial
Reich Minister of Justice
In office
30 January 1941 – 20 August 1942
PresidentAdolf Hitler (as Führer)
ChancellorAdolf Hitler
Preceded byFranz Gürtner
Succeeded byOtto Georg Thierack
Personal details
Born(1876-10-23)23 October 1876
Königsberg, Province of East Prussia, German Empire
Died14 December 1970(1970-12-14) (aged 94)
Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein, West Germany
NationalityGerman
Political partyNazi Party

Louis Rudolph Franz Schlegelberger (23 October 1876 – 14 December 1970) was State Secretary in the German Reich Ministry of Justice (RMJ) who served as Justice Minister during the Third Reich. He was the highest-ranking defendant at the Judges' Trial in Nuremberg.