Louis Rudolph Franz Schlegelberger ( 23 October 1876 in KÃ nigsberg â `` 14 December 1970 in Flensburg ) was a German politican . In the time of the Third Reich , he was a minister of justice . Louis Rudolph Franz Schlegelberger ( 23 October 1876 - 14 December 1970 ) was State Secretary in the German Reich Ministry of Justice ( RMJ ) and served awhile as Justice Minister during the Third Reich .