Franz Schlegelberger

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Franz Schlegelberger
Schlegelberger (aged 71) at the Nuremberg Judges' Trial
Reich Minister of Justice
In office 30 January 1941 – 20 August 1942
President	Adolf Hitler (as Führer)
Chancellor	Adolf Hitler
Preceded by	Franz Gürtner
Succeeded by	Otto Georg Thierack
Personal details
Born	(1876-10-23)23 October 1876 Königsberg, Province of East Prussia, German Empire
Died	14 December 1970(1970-12-14) (aged 94) Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein, West Germany
Nationality	German
Political party	Nazi Party

Louis Rudolph Franz Schlegelberger (23 October 1876 – 14 December 1970) was State Secretary in the German Reich Ministry of Justice (RMJ) who served as Justice Minister during the Third Reich. He was the highest-ranking defendant at the Judges' Trial in Nuremberg.