Born Withee, January 8, 1915; married; 2 children. Graduated Neillsville High School; B.A. UW-Madison 1936; LL.D. 1938. WWII vet.; served in Navy 1943-46. Mbr. Amer., Wis. and Dane Co. Bar Assns.; Amer, Judicature Society; Amer. Law Institute; Institute of Judicial Administration; Natl. Assn. of Appellate Judges; Amer. Legion; V.F.W. (past commander). Former member Big Brothers of Dane Co. (past pres.); Kiwanis (past pres.); Lions; Rotary. Served on Clark Co. Board 1940-41; district attorney 1941-48; appointed circuit judge of 17th Judicial Circuit April 15, 1948; elected 1951 and 1957. Served as chairman of the Governor's Coun. on Law and Crime (now Coun. on Criminal Justice). Elected to Supreme Court April 1963; reelected April 1973. Became chief justice May 24, 1976, upon the death of Chief Justice Wilkie. Retired from the Supreme Court on July 31, 1983. (Blue Book 1983-84)

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