Hilbert Schauer
Hilbert Schauer (April 2, 1920 – July 12, 2015) was a Colorado judge who served on the Colorado Supreme Court from 1965 to 1967. He was born in Underwood, North Dakota, and grew up on a farm near Tribune, Kansas. Drafted into the U.S. Army in 1942, he rose to first lieutenant in World War II and commanded a company of Black soldiers in the segregated army.
He studied at Southern Methodist University and earned a B.A. and J.D. from the University of Denver. After private practice, he served as a municipal judge, deputy district attorney, and assistant district attorney for Logan County, Colorado. He was elected Colorado District Court judge on December 14, 1958.
In December 1964, he was among candidates suggested to Governor John Arthur Love to fill the vacancy on the Colorado Supreme Court after Justice Frank H. Hall died. On January 15, 1965, Gov. Love appointed Schauer to the Supreme Court, to serve until the next election. He sought re-election in 1966 but finished fifth in a field of six for three seats.
Later in 1967, Schauer was named director of the newly established Colorado Bureau of Investigation, based on his civil service exam performance. He later served as director of the state Department of Institutions and as a U.S. magistrate judge. He retired in 1991.
Schauer married Jimmie Ruth Conner in 1947 in Texas. He died at a hospice in Denver at age 95.
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