Franz Schlegelberger
Franz Schlegelberger | |
|---|---|
Schlegelberger (aged 71) at the Nuremberg Judges' Trial | |
| Reich Minister of Justice | |
| In office 30 January 1941 – 20 August 1942 | |
| President | Adolf Hitler (as Führer) |
| Chancellor | Adolf Hitler |
| Preceded by | Franz Gürtner |
| Succeeded by | Otto Georg Thierack |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 October 1876 Königsberg, Province of East Prussia, German Empire |
| Died | 14 December 1970 (aged 94) Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein, West Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Political party | Nazi 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.