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Robert Lowe Kunzig

Judge, Court of Claims · 1972

Robert Lowe Kunzig , Judge, Court of Claims. Robert Lowe Kunzig (October 31, 1918 – February 21, 1982) was an American attorney and judge. He served as a prosecutor during the Nuremberg Military Tribunals from 1946 to 1947 and successfully prosecuted Ilse Koch.

Education

  • University of PennsylvaniaA.B., 1939
  • University of Pennsylvania Law School (now Carey Law School)J.D., 1942

Career

U.S. Army captain, 1942-1946; Civilian war crimes prosecutor, U.S. government, 1946-1947; Private practice, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1948-1969; Office of the Attorney General, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1948-1953; assistant deputy attorney general, 1948-1949; deputy attorney general, 1949-1953; Counsel, U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Un-American Activities, 1953-1955; Legal advisor to the chairman and executive director, Civil Aeronautics Board, 1955-1958; Member, Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, U.S. Department of Justice, 1958-1961; Vice-president, Stewart Lumber Company, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1961-1962; Administrative assistant, U.S. Sen. Hugh Scott of Pennsylvania, 1963-1966; Executive director, General State Authority, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1967-1968; Administrator, General Services Administration, 1969-1972

Biography

Robert Lowe Kunzig (October 31, 1918 – February 21, 1982) was an American attorney and judge. He served as a prosecutor during the Nuremberg Military Tribunals from 1946 to 1947 and successfully prosecuted Ilse Koch.

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