Robert Emmet Tehan

Robert Emmet Tehan
Robert Emmet Tehan
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
	In office; June 30, 1971 – November 27, 1975
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
	In office; 1954–1971
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	John W. Reynolds Jr.
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
	In office; May 19, 1949 – June 30, 1971
Appointed by	Harry S. Truman
Preceded by	F. Ryan Duffy
Succeeded by	Robert W. Warren
Personal details
Born	Robert Emmet Tehan; January 7, 1905; Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Died	November 27, 1975 (aged 70); Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Education	Marquette University (A.B.); Marquette University Law School (LL.B.)

Robert Emmet Tehan (January 7, 1905 – November 27, 1975) was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin.

Education and career

Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Tehan received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Marquette University in 1927. He received a Bachelor of Laws from Marquette University Law School in 1929. He was in private practice in Wisconsin from 1930 to 1949.[1] He was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1937 to 1942. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate from 1942 to 1948.[2][3]

Tehan was nominated by President Harry S. Truman on April 5, 1949, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin vacated by Judge F. Ryan Duffy. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 17, 1949, and received his commission two days later. He served as Chief Judge from 1954 to 1971. He assumed senior status on June 30, 1971. Tehan served until his death on November 27, 1975, in Milwaukee.[1]

Robert Emmet Tehan at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
'Wisconsin Blue Book 1948, Biographical Sketch of Robert E. Tehan, pg. 31
Wisconsin Historical Society-Robert E. Tehan, wisconsinhistory.org; accessed December 27, 2017.

Legal offices
Preceded by F. Ryan Duffy	Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin 1949–1971	Succeeded by Robert W. Warren
Preceded by Office established	Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin 1954–1971	Succeeded by John W. Reynolds Jr.

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