Curt Rothenberger

Curt Rothenberger
Rothenberger, c. 1946–1947
State Secretary Reich Ministry of Justice
In office 20 August 1942 – 21 December 1943
Preceded by	Franz Schlegelberger
Succeeded by	Herbert Klemm
Vice-president Academy for German Law
In office 3 November 1942 – 12 August 1944
Preceded by	Carl August Emge [de]
President Hamburg Higher Regional Court
In office 1 April 1935 – 20 August 1942
Senator for Justice Hamburg
In office 7 March 1933 – 1 April 1935
Personal details
Born	30 June 1896 Cuxhaven, Hamburg, German Empire
Died	1 September 1959 (aged 63) Hamburg, West Germany
Cause of death	Suicide by hanging
Nationality	German
Political party	Nazi Party
Alma mater	Humboldt University of Berlin Kiel University Hamburg University
Profession	Lawyer
Military service
Allegiance	German Empire
Branch/service	Imperial German Army
Years of service	1915–1918
Rank	Leutnant of reserves
Battles/wars	World War I
Awards	Hanseatic Cross

Curt Ferdinand Rothenberger (30 June 1896 – 1 September 1959) was a German lawyer, judge and Nazi Party legal theorist. He rose to become the State Secretary in the Reich Ministry of Justice in Nazi Germany. He was convicted of war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Judges Trial at Nuremberg in 1947 and was sentenced to seven years imprisonment. Released in 1950, he resumed life in the legal profession until inquiries into his past arose publicly once again in early 1959, and he died by suicide shortly afterward.