During the Third Reich Roemer held the position of First Public Prosecutor at the Munich I State Court.
[1] One of the most notable cases he supervised was the execution of Sophie Scholl, a member of the White Rose resistance group.
[1] Roemer's post-war appointment to a high-ranking position in the BMJ exemplifies a broader trend in post-war West Germany: The BMJ, until the 1970s, was largely staffed by former members of the Nazi Party (NSDAP).
[1] This staffing practice was justified by citing the "necessary legal experience" of these individuals[1] The presence of former Nazi jurists in key positions had significant implications for West German law and justice, including: Roemer's case is part of a larger narrative about the lack of a clean break in the German justice system after 1945.
The continuity of personnel from the Nazi era to the post-war period has been a subject of historical research and debate, as exemplified by "The Rosenburg Files," a comprehensive study of the Nazi past of the Federal Ministry of Justice.