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Roland J. Steinle

American judge

Summary

American judge

Field	Value
honorific-prefix	The Honorable
name	Roland J. Steinle
office	Justice of the
appointer	Walter J. Kohler Jr.
term_start	January 1, 1954
term_end	March 2, 1958
predecessor	Oscar M. Fritz
successor	E. Harold Hallows
office1
appointer1	Julius P. Heil
term_start1	January 2, 1940
term_end1	December 31, 1953
predecessor1	John J. Gregory
successor1	Elmer W. Roller
party	Republican
birth_date
birth_place	Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
death_date
restingplace	Calvary Cemetery,
spouse	Helen Lucille Sharpe (died 1953)
children	Roland J. Steinle Jr.
alma_mater	Marquette Law School
profession	lawyer, judge
allegiance	United States
branch	United States Army
rank	[[File:US Army O2 shoulderboard rotated.svg	36px]] 1st Lieutenant
battles	World War I

|honorific-prefix = The Honorable Roland Joseph Steinle (March 21, 1896December 22, 1966) was an American lawyer, jurist, and Republican politician from the U.S. state of Wisconsin. He served four years on the Wisconsin Supreme Court and was the Republican nominee for United States Senator from Wisconsin in the 1958 election.

Biography

Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Steinle served in the United States Army during World War I. He graduated from Marquette Law School, was in private law practice, and served as a special district attorney. Steinle was appointed a Wisconsin circuit court judge in 1940 and was appointed to the Wisconsin Supreme Court in 1954. In 1958, he abruptly resigned from the court to run for election to the United States Senate as a Republican. After losing the election to William Proxmire, Steinle returned to private practice and served as a circuit court commissioner.

Electoral history

Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin (1936)

Wisconsin Circuit Court (1940)

Wisconsin Supreme Court (1954)

U.S. Senate (1958)

References

'Wisconsin Blue Book 1958,' Biographical Sketch of Justice Roland Steinle, pg. 9
[http://www.wicourts.gov/courts/supreme/justices/retired/steinle.htm Justice Roland Steinle, Wisconsin Supreme Court]
(1937). "The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1937". State of Wisconsin.
(1942). "The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1942". State of Wisconsin.
(1956). "The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1956". State of Wisconsin.
(1960). "The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1960". State of Wisconsin.

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