Career
After graduating from law school,Schroeder returned to Idaho and worked for several firms in Boise for three years. He was then appointed a deputy U.S. attorney in 1967, [4] became a county probate judge in 1969,and a magistrate two years later. He became a state judge in 1975 in the fourth district (Boise),a position he held for two decades,until his appointment to the state supreme court in January 1995. [3] Schroeder retained his seat in 1996 and 2002,running unopposed in both statewide elections. [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. [7] His decision was upheld 4-1 by the state supreme court, [8] and resulted in an amendment to the state constitution. Voters approved that in November 1988, [9] [10] [11] and the lottery was launched in July 1989. [12]
Schroeder ordered the execution of double-murderer Keith Wells in 1992. Carried out in January 1994,it was Idaho's first execution in over 36 years and the tenth in state history. [13] [14] [15] He was among the officials that witnessed the execution by lethal injection at the Idaho State Correctional Institution. [3] [14]
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