Hilbert Schauer (April 2, 1920 – July 12, 2015)[1] was a justice of the Colorado Supreme Court from 1965 to 1967.
Early life, military service, and education
editBorn in Underwood, North Dakota, and raised on a farm near Tribune, Kansas, Schauer was drafted in the United States Army in 1942,[1] achieving the rank of first lieutenant in the European theatre of World War II, where he "commanded a company of black soldiers" in the then-segregated military.[1][2]
Schauer attended Southern Methodist University before receiving a B.A. from the University of Denver and a J.D. from the University of Denver College of Law.[1][2]
Legal career
editAfter working for a time in the private practice of law, he served as a municipal judge, deputy district attorney, and assistant district attorney for Logan County, Colorado, before being elected to a seat as a Colorado District Court judge on December 14, 1958.[2]
In December 1964, Schauer was one of several names suggested to Governor John Arthur Love to fill the vacancy created by the death of Justice Frank H. Hall.[3] On January 15, 1965, Governor Love announced the appointment of Schauer, to serve until the next election.[2][4] Schauer sought re-election in 1966, but was defeated, "finishing fifth in a field of six candidates competing for three positions".[5]
Later in 1967, Schauer was named director of the newly established Colorado Bureau of Investigation based on his performance in a civil service examination.[6] He later served as director of the state Department of Institutions, and as a United States magistrate judge.[1] Schauer retire in 1991.[1]
Personal life and death
editIn 1947, Schauer married Jimmie Ruth Conner in Texas.[1]
Schauer died at a hospice in Denver at the age of 95.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h Nussbaum, Matthew (July 17, 2015). "Former state Supreme Court Justice Schauer lived a life of service". The Denver Post. Archived from the original on July 2, 2019.
- ^ a b c d Gordon G. Gauss, "Love Names Schauer To State High Court", Greeley Daily Tribune (January 15, 1965), p. 1.
- ^ "Love Begins Work on Naming New Supreme Court Justice", Greeley Daily Tribune (December 9, 1964), p. 8.
- ^ Gordon G. Gauss, "Fort Morgan Man Named New Justice", The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel (January 15, 1965), p. 6.
- ^ Philip L. Dubois, From Ballot to Bench: Judicial Elections and the Quest for Accountability (2014), p. 172.
- ^ "New Bureau Leaders To Organize Soon", Fort Collins Coloradoan (July 6, 1967), p. 16.