Wilfrid Schroder
American judge (1946–2013)
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Wilfrid Albert Schroder (1946 – October 26, 2013)[1] was a justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court from 2007 to 2013.
Wilfrid Schroder | |
|---|---|
| Justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court | |
| In office January 1, 2007 – January 17, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Donald C. Wintersheimer |
| Succeeded by | Michelle M. Keller |
| Judge of the Kentucky Court of Appeals | |
| In office July 9, 1991 – January 1, 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Judy West |
| Succeeded by | Joy Moore |
| Judge of the 16th Kentucky District Court | |
| In office November 1983 – July 9, 1991 | |
| Preceded by | Charles J. Brannen |
| Succeeded by | Frank Trusty |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1946 |
| Died | October 26, 2013 (aged 67) |
Early life, education, and career
Born in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky, Schroder received a B.A. from the University of Kentucky in 1968, followed by a J.D. degree from the same institution in 1970. He received an LL.M. from the University of Missouri–Kansas City in 1971. He worked for a time at the Kansas City Legal Aid Society, and in-house for the St. Paul Insurance Company, and taught law as an assistant professor at Northern Kentucky University's Salmon P. Chase College of Law. He entered private practice in 1975.[1]
Judicial career
Schroder was a judge of the Kenton County District Court from 1983 to 1991.[1] In June 1991, Governor Wallace Wilkinson appointed him to a seat on the Sixth Appellate District of the Kentucky Court of Appeals vacated by the death of Judge Judy West. Schroder ran unopposed for election to the full term.[2] He served in that capacity until 2006, when he was elected to the state supreme court, serving until his retirement in January 2013, due to health issues caused by a brain tumor.[3]
Personal life and death
Schroder married Nancy E. Quirk, with whom he had two daughters and a son. Nancy, a schoolteacher, died of breast cancer in 1991, at the age of 46.[4] In 1993, he married Susan Wahlbrink, they had no children.[1] Schroder died in Fort Mitchell at the age of 67.[1] His son, Wil Schroder, became a member of the Kentucky Senate.
