Elmer Jacob Schnackenberg (August 22, 1889 – September 15, 1968) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
In 1912, Schnackenberg was elected to the Illinois House of Representatives as one of three representatives from the 13th district alongside Republican incumbent Benton Kleeman and Socialist candidate Seymour Stedman.
He was a Judge on the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois from 1945 to 1954.
[2] Schnackenberg received a recess appointment from President Dwight D. Eisenhower on November 17, 1953, to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit vacated by Judge Otto Kerner Sr.
He was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 9, 1954, and received his commission the same day.