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Robert Tehan
Robert Emmet Tehan (1905-1975) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin.[1]
Tehan was nominated by President Harry Truman on April 5, 1949, to a seat vacated by Francis Duffy; he was confirmed by the Senate on May 17, 1949, and received his commission on May 19, 1949. From 1954-1971, he served as the chief judge. He assumed senior status on June 30, 1971. He served the Eastern District of Wisconsin until his death on November 27, 1975.[1] Tehan was succeeded in this position by Robert Warren.
Early life and education
- Marquette University, A.B., 1927
- Marquette University Law School, LL.B., 1929[1]
Professional career
- Private practice, Wisconsin, 1930-1949
- Member, Wisconsin State Assembly, 1937-1942
- Member, Wisconsin State Senate, 1942-1948[1]
Judicial career
Eastern District of Wisconsin
Tehan was nominated by President Harry Truman on April 5, 1949, to a seat vacated by Francis Duffy; he was confirmed by the Senate on May 17, 1949, and received his commission on May 19, 1949. From 1954-1971, he served as the chief judge. He assumed senior status on June 30, 1971. He served the Eastern District of Wisconsin until his death on November 27, 1975.[1] Tehan was succeeded in this position by Robert Warren.
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Judge Tehan's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Francis Duffy |
Eastern District of Wisconsin 1949–1971 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: Robert Warren
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| 1945 |
Burton • Clark • Donovan • Gilliam • Gourley • Holtzoff • Koscinski • Madden • Mathes • Mellott • S. Miller • W. Miller • Mollison • O'Connell • Orr • Prettyman • Rice | ||
| 1946 |
Curran • Driver • Follmer • Harris • Kalodner • Kampf • Keech • Levin • Lynne • McGranery • Murphy • Rodney • Scarlett • Shelbourne • Speakman • Starr • Vinson • Weinberger | ||
| 1947 |
Bryan, Sr. • Christenberry • Clifford • Collet • Dooley • Harper • Howell • Johnson • Jones • Lemmon • Medina • Rayfiel • Ryan • Thomason | ||
| 1948 |
Harper • Henderson • Johnson • Kaufman • Proctor • Rao • Stephens • Tamm | ||
| 1949 |
Allred • Andrews • Bazelon • Borah • Burns • Carter • Clark • Clary • Conger • Connally • Duffy • Erskine • Fahy • Finnegan • Foley • Ford • Gibson • Grim • Hastie • Hatch • Hill • Hooper • Kaufman • Kirkland • Lindley • Matthews • McCarthy • McGohey • McLaughlin • Minton • Murray • Noonan • Pickett • Platt • Pope • Ritter • Russell • Solomon • Sugarman • Swaim • Switzer • Taylor • Tehan • Thornton • Warlick • Washington • Westover • Wright | ||
| 1950 |
Bastian • Byrne, Sr. • Carter • Knous • Marsh • Murphy • Simpson • Staley • Steckler • Strum • Wallace • Weinfeld • Whitehurst • Worley | ||
| 1951 |
Dimock • Edelstein • Hartigan • Hartshorne • Leahy • Lindberg • McNamee • Medina • Modarelli • Murphy • Perry • Rives • Sheehy • Sloan • Stewart • Thomas • Tolin • Youngdahl | ||
| 1952 | |||
