William H. Dieterich (judge)

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The Honorable
William H. Dieterich
Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court
In office
January 1, 1959 – July 23, 1964
Preceded byEmmert L. Wingert
Succeeded byNathan Heffernan
Personal details
Born
William Herbert Dieterich

(1897-12-18)December 18, 1897
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
DiedJuly 23, 1964(1964-07-23) (aged 66)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Resting placePleasant Hill Cemetery
Hartford, Wisconsin
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)
  • Kathryn Marie Block
  • (died 1990)
Children
  • William H. Dieterich III
Parents
  • William V. Dieterich (father)
  • Martha (Wolf) Dieterich (mother)
Alma mater
Professionlawyer, judge
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Army
Years of service1917–1919
Unit120th Field Artillery
Battles/warsWorld War I

William Herbert Dieterich (December 18, 1897 – July 23, 1964) was an attorney and jurist from Wisconsin. He was a justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court from 1959 until his death in 1964.[1]

Early life[]

He was born at his father's farm in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin.[2] He enlisted in the Wisconsin National Guard in 1917 during World War I. He helped found the American Legion.[2]

After the war was over, he went to college at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the University of Montana and later to law school at Marquette University Law School.[1] He passed his bar exam in 1923 to become a lawyer.

Career[]

He served as a trial attorney in Milwaukee and Washington Counties for 36 years.[1] He lost several elections for Wisconsin's Attorney General and Wisconsin Supreme Court.[2]

Dieterich was first elected to the Wisconsin Supreme Court in 1958, when he defeated Emmert L. Wingert in 1958 to become a Justice.[2] In 1961, he convinced the Wisconsin Legislature to employ law clerks for the Supreme Court.[2]

Personal life[]

He had a son William H. Dieterich III with his wife Kathryn Block.[2] Dieterich died on July 23, 1964.

Electoral history[]

Wisconsin Attorney General (1948)[]

Wisconsin Attorney General Election, 1948[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Primary Election, September 21, 1948
Republican Donald J. Martin 154,128 36.75%
Republican William H. Dieterich 104,187 24.84%
Democratic Thomas E. Fairchild 97,435 23.23%
Republican Frank X. Didier 27,316 6.51%
Republican Grover L. Broadfoot (incumbent) 26,572 6.34%
Progressive Michael Essin 6,180 1.47%
Socialist Anna Mae Davis 3,606 0.86%
Total votes '419,424' '100.0%'
General Election, November 2, 1948
Democratic Thomas E. Fairchild 622,312 50.67% +21.96%
Republican Donald J. Martin 583,298 47.49% -22.47%
Progressive Michael Essin 11,908 0.97%
Socialist Anna Mae Davis 10,641 0.87% -0.46%
Total votes '1,228,159' '100.0%' +25.88%
Democratic gain from Republican

Wisconsin Supreme Court (1956, 1958)[]

Wisconsin Supreme Court Election, 1956[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Primary Election, March 6, 1956
Independent Thomas E. Fairchild 250,442 71.77%
Independent William H. Dieterich 68,288 19.57%
Independent Clair L. Finch 30,244 8.67%
Total votes '348,974' '100.0%'
General Election, April 3, 1956
Independent Thomas E. Fairchild 574,429 77.59%
Independent William H. Dieterich 165,953 22.41%
Total votes '740,382' '100.0%'
Wisconsin Supreme Court Election, 1958[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
General Election, April 1, 1958
Independent William H. Dieterich 232,955 52.43% +30.02%
Independent Emmert L. Wingert (incumbent) 211,319 47.57%
Total votes '444,274' '100.0%' -41.32%

Notes[]

  1. ^ a b c William Dietrich, Wisconsin Historical Society
  2. ^ a b c d e f Wisconsin Court System
  3. ^ Ohm, Howard F.; Kuehn, Hazel L., eds. (1950). "Parties and elections". The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1950 (Report). pp. 651, 753. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
  4. ^ Toepel, M.G.; Kuehn, Hazel L., eds. (1958). "Parties and elections: the judicial and nonpartisan elections". The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1958 (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 780–781. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
  5. ^ Toepel, M.G.; Kuehn, Hazel L., eds. (1960). "Wisconsin state party platforms and elections". The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1960 (Report). State of Wisconsin. p. 701. Retrieved November 23, 2019.


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