Английская Википедия:Gerald F. Schroeder
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:For Шаблон:Infobox Judge Gerald Frank Schroeder[1] (born September 13, 1939) is a former American attorney and jurist who served as chief justice of Idaho. He was appointed to the court in 1995 by Governor Phil Batt,[2] and was elected chief justice by his peers in 2004.[3] He served on the court for over a dozen years and retired in July 2007.[3]
Early life and education
Born in Boise, Idaho, Schroeder attended public schools in Caldwell, Idaho and Baker, Oregon, where he was salutatorian at Baker High School in 1957. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in History from the College of Idaho in Caldwell in 1961, and initially planned on becoming a history professor. He took the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) on a whim and was accepted to Harvard Law School, earning his J.D. in 1964.[3]
Career
After graduating from law school, Schroeder returned to Idaho and worked for several firms in Boise for three years. He was then appointed a deputy U.S. attorney Шаблон:Nowrap became a county probate judge in 1969, and a magistrate two years later. He became a state judge in 1975 in the fourth district (Boise), a position he held for two decades, until his appointment to the state supreme court in Шаблон:Nowrap Schroeder retained his seat in 1996 and 2002, running unopposed in both Шаблон:Nowrap
As a district judge, Schroeder made headlines in 1987 as he ruled that the state lottery initiative, approved by voters the previous November, was unconstitutional.[4] His decision was upheld 4-1 by the state supreme court,[5] and resulted in an amendment to the state constitution. Voters approved that in November 1988,[6][7][8] and the lottery was launched in July 1989.[9]
Schroeder ordered the execution of double-murderer Keith Wells in 1992. Carried out in January 1994, it was Idaho's first execution in over 36 years and the tenth in state history.[10][11][12] He was among the officials that witnessed the execution by lethal injection at the Idaho State Correctional Institution.[3][11]
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