He was considered an authority on matters related to the rights of benevolent and fraternal organizations and their members.
[5] In 1901, Governor Benjamin Odell appointed him to the New York Supreme Court to fill a vacancy.
[6] As a young man, Steckler was president of the Peter Cooper Literary Society and Hebrew Union.
He was also a member of the Freemasons, the Free Sons of Israel, B'nai B'rith, the Odd Fellows, and the Knights of Pythias.
They had one child, Alfred Jr.[1] Carrie was killed in 1907 when a locomotive struck their car at a crossing near Harrington, New Jersey.