Fred C. Struckmeyer Jr.
American judge
Frederick Christian Struckmeyer Jr. (January 4, 1912 – June 22, 1992) was a justice of the Supreme Court of Arizona from January 3, 1955, to January 19, 1982. He served as chief justice of the court on four occasions.
Biography
Struckmeyer was the eldest son of Justice Frederick Christian "F.C." Struckmeyer, Sr., who served one term on the Superior Court in Maricopa County from 1923 to 1925, then as code commissioner. Struckmeyer received a bachelor's degree and then a law degree in 1936 from University of Arizona. He went to work as a deputy Maricopa County attorney before serving in the United States Army during World War II where he was awarded the Silver Star Bronze Star Medal and a Purple Heart.
He became a Superior Court judge in 1950. Five years later he was elected to the Arizona Supreme Court, where he served for 26 years.
At 43, he was the youngest person ever elected or appointed to the Supreme Court. After his mandatory retirement at the age of 70 he was appointed to the Arizona Racing Commission.
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