Hilde Benjamin (née Lange, 5 February 1902 – 18 April 1989) was an East German judge and Minister of Justice. She is best known for presiding over a series of political show trials in the 1950s. She is particularly known as responsible for the politically motivated persecution of Erna Dorn and Ernst Jennrich.[1][2] Hilde Benjamin was widely compared to the Nazi-era judge Roland Freisler and referred to as the "Red Freisler."