After his legislative service, he served as solicitor for Schuylkill County;Evening Herald, 1972 was elected, judge, Schuylkill County Court of Common Pleas in 1947 (winning by less than 800 votes)Pottsville Herald, Staudenmeier, Curran, Judges in Schuylkill, November 5, 1947, p.14 and served for twenty consecutive years until 1967. While a judge, Staudenmeier presided during the 1961 trial of Ralph Staino, Jr., Robert H. Poulson and John C. Berkery who stole nearly $500,000 from Pottsville coal magnate, John B. Rich, whom another Pottsville mogul had revealed the presence of cash at Rich's home to Staino's girlfriend, showgirl, Lillian (Tiger Lil) Reis.The Philadelphia Inquirer, Charles W. Staudenmeier, 92. Judge, January 16, 1988, p. 10 Staudenmeier also served as the Appeals Agent for the Selective Service and as President of the Citizen's National Bank in Ashland.Evening Herald, 1972
