Thomas Fairchild | |
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Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit | |
In office August 31, 1981 – February 12, 2007 | |
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit | |
In office 1975–1981 | |
Preceded by | Luther Merritt Swygert |
Succeeded by | Walter Cummings |
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit | |
In office August 11, 1966 – August 31, 1981 | |
Appointed by | Lyndon B. Johnson |
Preceded by | F. Ryan Duffy |
Succeeded by | John Louis Coffey |
Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court | |
In office January 1, 1957 – August 11, 1966 | |
Preceded by | Edward Fairchild |
Succeeded by | Leo B. Hanley |
United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin | |
In office March 20, 1951 – July 8, 1952 | |
President | Harry S. Truman |
Preceded by | Charles Cashin |
Succeeded by | Frank Nikolay |
31st Attorney General of Wisconsin | |
In office November 12, 1948 – January 1, 1951 | |
Governor | Oscar Rennebohm |
Preceded by | Grover L. Broadfoot |
Succeeded by | Vernon W. Thomson |
Personal details | |
Born | Thomas Edward Fairchild December 25, 1912 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
Died | February 12, 2007 Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. | (aged 94)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Eleanor Dahl (Deceased 2005) |
Children | 4 |
Relatives | Edward Fairchild (father) |
Education | Deep Springs College Cornell University (BA) University of Wisconsin, Madison (LLB) |
Thomas Edward Fairchild (December 25, 1912 – February 12, 2007) was an American lawyer and judge. He served forty years as a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Earlier in his career he was a justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, and the 31st Attorney General of Wisconsin.