Wilfrid Albert "Wil" Schroder (1946 – October 26, 2013) [1] was a justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court from 2007 to 2013.
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.
References
- ^ a b c d e "Justice Wilfrid Albert "Wil" Schroder, 1946 – 2013". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 7, 2013. p. B9.
- ^ "Kenton judge named to appeals court", The Louisville Courier-Journal (June 19, 1991), p. 5.
- ^ "Health forces Supreme Court judge to retire", Lexington Herald-Leader (January 18, 2013), p. A5.
- ^ Ben L. Kaufman, "Nancy Schroder, Ky. teacher", The Cincinnati Enquirer (January 29, 1991), p. D-3.
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Wilfrid Albert "Wil" Schroder (1946 – October 26, 2013) [1] was a justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court from 2007 to 2013.
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.
References
- ^ a b c d e "Justice Wilfrid Albert "Wil" Schroder, 1946 – 2013". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 7, 2013. p. B9.
- ^ "Kenton judge named to appeals court", The Louisville Courier-Journal (June 19, 1991), p. 5.
- ^ "Health forces Supreme Court judge to retire", Lexington Herald-Leader (January 18, 2013), p. A5.
- ^ Ben L. Kaufman, "Nancy Schroder, Ky. teacher", The Cincinnati Enquirer (January 29, 1991), p. D-3.
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