Wil Schroder (Kentucky judge)
Wilfrid Schroder was an associate justice of the Supreme Court of Kentucky, representing the 6th District. He was elected in November of 2006.[1] He announced his retirement on January 17, 2013, after being diagnosed with a brain tumor.[2][3] Schroder died October 26, 2013.[4]
Education
Schroder attended the University of Kentucky, where he earned his bachelor's degree in 1968 and his J.D. degree in 1970. He then earned his LL.M. degree from the University of Missouri at Kansas City in 1971.[1]
Career
Justice Schroder began his legal career as an attorney for the Kansas City Legal Aid Society and as a corporate attorney for the St. Paul Insurance Company. In 1972, he became an assistant law professor at Northern Kentucky University's Salmon P. Chase College of Law. He then worked with his brother as a private practice lawyer in Covington from 1975 to 1983. During this time, he represented the Northern Kentucky Area Planning Commission, worked as a contract attorney for the Special Fund of the Division of Workers' Compensation, worked as a Kenton County public defender, and served as a hearing officer for the Kentucky Personnel Board. In 1982 and 1983, he also worked as a city attorney for Newport. He became a trial judge in 1983, serving on the Kenton District Court until 1991, when he joined the Court of Appeals. He was then elected to the Supreme Court in 2006.[1]
Elections
2006 election
| Candidate | Incumbent | Seat | Election % |  |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Wil Schroder  |
6th District | 64.4% | ||
| Marcus Carey | 6th District | 35.6% |
Political outlook
In October 2012, political science professors Adam Bonica and Michael Woodruff of Stanford University attempted to determine the partisan ideology of state supreme court justices. They created a scoring system in which a score above 0 indicated a more conservative-leaning ideology, while scores below 0 were more liberal.
Schroder received a campaign finance score of -0.26, indicating a liberal ideological leaning. This was more liberal than the average score of 0.17 that justices received in Kentucky.
The study was based on data from campaign contributions by the judges themselves, the partisan leaning of those who contributed to the judges' campaigns, or, in the absence of elections, the ideology of the appointing body (governor or legislature). This study was not a definitive label of a justice, but an academic summary of various relevant factors.[6]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 (dead link)justices/schroder.htm Official biography of Justice Schroder
- ↑ American Judicature Society: Kentucky judges
- ↑ Supreme Court of Kentucky, "News Release," January 17, 2013 (dead link)
- ↑ WKMS, "Former KY Supreme Court Justice Schroder Dies," October 28, 2013
- ↑ Kentucky Secretary of States, 2006 General Election Results
- ↑ Stanford University, "State Supreme Court Ideology and 'New Style' Judicial Campaigns," October 31, 2012
Federal courts:
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Kentucky, Western District of Kentucky • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Kentucky, Western District of Kentucky
State courts:
Kentucky Supreme Court • Kentucky Court of Appeals • Kentucky Circuit Courts • Kentucky District Courts • Kentucky Family Court
State resources:
Courts in Kentucky • Kentucky judicial elections • Judicial selection in Kentucky
