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Thomas Edward Fairchild
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1966
Thomas Edward Fairchild , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. 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.
Education
- Cornell UniversityA.B., 1934
- University of Wisconsin Law SchoolLL.B., 1938
Career
Private practice, Portage, Wisconsin, 1938-1941; Hearing commissioner, U.S. Office of Price Administration, Chicago, Illinois, and Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1941-1945; Private practice, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1945-1948, 1953-1957; Attorney general, State of Wisconsin, 1948-1951; Consultant, U.S. Office of Price Stabilization, 1951; U.S. attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, 1951-1952; Justice, Wisconsin Supreme Court, 1957-1966; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1975-1981
Biography
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.
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