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Circular letter to senior judges and prosecutors, on the superior status of a judge as "the Fuehrer's vassal," not a civil servant

NMT 3

Authors

Curt Rothenberger (senior judge, Hamburg; State Secretary, Ministry of Justice)

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Curt Rothenberger

German politician (1896-1959)

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Born: 1896-06-30 (Cuxhaven)
Died: 1959-09-01 (Hamburg)
Country of citizenship: Germany
Occupation: Landgerichtsrat (since: 1931-01-01); judge (since: 1922-01-01); jurist; lawyer
Member of political party: Nazi Party
Participant in: Judges' Trial (role: defendant)
Employer: Reich Ministry of Justice (position held: secretary of state; since: 1942-01-01)
Spouse: Alice Rothenberger (since: 1939-04-27)

Date: 12 October 1942

Literal Title: Subject: Definition of the Judge.

Defendant: Curt Rothenberger

Total Pages: 1

Language of Text: English

Evidence Code: NG-631

Exhibit Code: Rothenberger 27

Document Book No: Rothenberger 4

Defense Document No.: Rothenberger 50

Citation: NMT 3 (page 8300)

HLSL Item No.: 10300

Notes:The letter was sent in the name of the Minister of Justice (Thierack) and signed "by proxy" by Rothenberger.

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NG-631: Rothenberger's classification of a judge: 'not an official, but a vassal of the fuehrer'

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NG-631: Rothenberger's classification of a judge as "not an official, but a vassal of the Fuehrer".

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