William H. Dieterich (judge)
William Herbert Dieterich (December 18, 1897 – July 23, 1964) was an attorney and jurist from Wisconsin. He was Justice on the Wisconsin Supreme Court from 1959 until 1964.[1]
Early life
He was born at his father's farm in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin.[2] He enlisted in the Wisconsin National Guard in 1917 during World War I. He helped found the American Legion.[2]
After the war was over, he went to college at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the University of Montana and later to law school at Marquette University.[1] He passed his bar exam in 1923 to become a lawyer.
Career
He served as a trial attorney in Milwaukee and Washington Counties for 36 years.[1] He lost several elections for Wisconsin's Attorney General and Wisconsin Supreme Court.[2]
Dieterich was first elected to the Wisconsin Supreme Court in 1958, when he defeated Emmert L. Wingert in 1958 to become a Justice.[2] In 1961, he convinced the Wisconsin Legislature to employ law clerks for the Supreme Court.[2]
Personal life
He had a son William H. Dieterich III with his wife Kathryn Block.[2] Dieterich died on July 23, 1964.