Gerald Frank Schroeder[1] (born September 13, 1939) is a former American attorney and jurist who served as chief justice of Idaho.
He was appointed to the court in 1995 by Governor Phil Batt,[2] and was elected chief justice by his peers in 2004.
[3] After graduating from law school, Schroeder returned to Idaho and worked for several firms in Boise for three years.
[5][6] As a district judge, Schroeder made headlines in 1987 as he ruled that the state lottery initiative, approved by voters the previous November, was unconstitutional.
[13][14][15] He was among the officials that witnessed the execution by lethal injection at the Idaho State Correctional Institution.