Robert W. Warren
Robert Willis Warren (August 30, 1925 – August 20, 1998) was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin and politician from Wisconsin.
Education and career
Born in Raton, New Mexico, Warren received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Macalester College in 1950, a Master of Arts from the University of Minnesota in 1951, and a Juris Doctor from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 1956. He was in the United States Army, 95th Infantry from 1943 to 1946. He served in Europe during World War II and was wounded in France, receiving a Purple Heart. He became a Foreign affairs officer in the United States Department of State from 1951 to 1953.[1] Warren practiced law in Elkhorn, Wisconsin, from 1956 to 1957, and then moved to Green Bay, Wisconsin, where he practiced law from 1957 to 1959. He was an assistant district attorney of Brown County, Wisconsin from 1959 to 1961, and became district attorney from 1961 to 1965. Warren was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate from 1965 to 1969. From 1969 until his resignation in 1974, he was Attorney General of Wisconsin.[1][2]
Federal judicial service
Warren was nominated by President Richard Nixon on August 8, 1974, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin vacated by Judge Robert Emmet Tehan. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 22, 1974, and received his commission on August 27, 1974. He served as Chief Judge from 1986 to 1991. He was appointed a Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review by Chief Justice William Rehnquist in 1989, serving until 1996. He assumed senior status on August 1, 1991. His service terminated on August 20, 1998, due to his death in Milwaukee.[3][4][1][5]
References
- 1 2 3 Robert Willis Warren at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ↑ 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1973,' Biographical Sketch of Robert W. Warren, pp. 6–7
- ↑ Index to Politicians: Warren. The Political Graveyard. Retrieved on January 22, 2016.
- ↑ Warren, Robert W. 1925. Wisconsinhistory.org. Retrieved on January 22, 2016.
- ↑ Saxon, Wolfgang. "Robert W. Warren, 72, Wisconsin Federal Judge". New York Times. Retrieved November 12, 2012.
Sources
- Robert Willis Warren at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
| Legal offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Bronson La Follette |
Attorney General of Wisconsin 1969–1974 |
Succeeded by Victor A. Miller |
| Preceded by Robert Emmet Tehan |
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin 1974–1991 |
Succeeded by Rudolph T. Randa |
| Preceded by John W. Reynolds Jr. |
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin 1986–1991 |
Succeeded by Terence T. Evans |
| Preceded by John A. Field Jr. |
Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review 1989–1996 |
Succeeded by Laurence Silberman |
