Thomas E. Fairchild

Thomas Fairchild
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 (1912-12-25)December 25, 1912 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Died	February 12, 2007(2007-02-12) (aged 94) Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
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.