Frank Tuerkheimer | |
|---|---|
| U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin | |
| In office 1977–1981 | |
| President | Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | David C. Mebane |
| Succeeded by | John R. Byrnes |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Frank Mitchel Tuerkheimer (1939-07-27)July 27, 1939 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | September 16, 2023(2023-09-16) (aged 84) Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Education | Columbia University (BA) New York University Law School (LLB) |
Frank Mitchel Tuerkheimer (July 27, 1939 – September 16, 2023) was an American lawyer, legal professor, and prosecutor. He was an associateWatergate special prosecutor and served as theU.S. attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin.[1][2] He was also an emeritus professor of law at theUniversity of Wisconsin Law School.[3]
Tuerkheimer was born in New York City on July 27, 1939.[4] His father was a cattle merchant who fledNazi Germany to become aNew York butcher. He graduated from theBronx High School of Science in 1956 and received his B.A. fromColumbia University in 1960. He received his LL.B. fromNew York University School of Law in 1963 as aRoot-Tilden Scholar and notes editor of theNew York University Law Review. After law school he worked as a clerk for JudgeEdward Weinfeld of theUnited States District Court for the Southern District of New York.[4][5]
His first public post was legal assistant to the attorney general ofSwaziland and helped write the country's first constitution. In 1965, Tuerkheimer returned to theUnited States and became an assistant toRobert Morgenthau, then theUnited States Attorney for the Southern District of New York. He was assistant U.S. attorney until 1970, when he joined the faculty of theUniversity of Wisconsin Law School.[4]
From 1973 to 1975, Tuerkheimer served as an associate special prosecutor to the Watergate Special Prosecution Force, taking a leave of absence from his teaching position.[6] As prosecutor, he led the investigation into illegal dairy industry contributions and was chief trial counsel in the case againstJohn Connally.[4]
Tuerkheimer was appointed by PresidentJimmy Carter to serve asU.S. attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin in 1977 and served in that position until 1981.[2]
Tuerkheimer wrote about Holocaust trials as well as theEichmann trial.[3] His other areas of research focused on evidence and litigation.[3]
Tuerkheimer married Barbara Wolfson in 1968, and the couple had two children. His daughter, Deborah Tuerkheimer, is the Class of 1967 James B. Haddad Professor of Law atNorthwestern University Pritzker School of Law.[3][7]
Frank Tuerkheimer died on September 16, 2023, at the age of 84.[8]
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| People | |
| Other | |
