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Herman W. Sachtjen

Date: 01 03 1956
Description: Circuit judge Herman W. Sachtjen (left) takes the oath of office as a Dane County jurist for the final time before retiring. Chief Justice Edward T. Fairch...
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Oath of Citizenship

Date: 01 17 1956
Description: The oath of citizenship is administered to a class of 31 in the Madison Federal Court. Edgar Alstad, clerk of court, administers the oath as Judge Patrick ...
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Hodding Carter

Date: 03 20 1957
Description: Hodding Carter (left), Pulitzer prize-winning editor of the Delta Democrat-Times in Greenville, Mississippi speaks with Supreme Court Justice Emmert...
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Wisconsin Supreme Court Justices

Date: 06 26 1957
Description: Justices of the Wisconsin Supreme Court are shown posed seated in their court chambers in the Capitol. Justices are, left to right:, E.L. Wingert, George C...
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Swearing-In of New Small Claims Judge

Date: 07 01 1957
Description: Circuit Judge Richard W. Bardwell, left, swearing in newly elected Small Claims Judge Ervin Bruner.
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Family of New Small Claims Court Judge

Date: 07 01 1957
Description: Group portrait of the family of newly elected Small Claims Court Judge Ervin Bruner.
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State Supreme Court Adjourns for Summer

Date: 06 27 1958
Description: Portrait of the seven Wisconsin Supreme Court judges sitting in the Supreme Court Chamber at the Wisconsin State Capitol Building. The justices, seated lef...
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Tri Association Council Night

Date: 05 22 1957
Description: Ron Ross, president of the Tri-Association Council of the East Side Business Men's Association, the West Side Business Men's Association and the South Side...
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Roundy's Birthday Party

Date: 09 16 1957
Description: Superior Judge Roy H. Proctor (left), Herman Wittwer, Bob McDermott, and Bill Whalen attend a birthday party for Joseph (Roundy) Couglin at the Top Hat. Ro...
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Tea to Honor Helen Fairchild

Date: 10 09 1957
Description: A group gathers for a tea in honor of Helen E., wife of Edward T. Fairchild, former chief justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court. They include, from left, ...
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Dane County Bar Association Dinner Party

Date: 01 29 1958
Description: Attending a dinner dance for members of the Dane County Bar Association and their wives are, standing from left to right: Elenor Bjork, Louise Brown, and C...
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Dane County Bar Association Dinner Party

Date: 01 29 1958
Description: Present at a dinner dance for members of the Dane County Bar Association and their wives are, left to right: Christine and Lyall Beggs, and Chief Justice J...
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Charges Dropped for 54 Nabbed in Mob

Date: 04 18 1958
Description: Superior Judge Roy H. Procter reading police reports and them dismissing charges against 54 students charged with disorderly contact at a Langdon Street mo...
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E. Harold Hallows Sworn in as a Justice of the Wisonsin Supreme Court

Date: 05 01 1958
Description: E. Harold Hallows, Milwaukee auttorney, is sworn in as a Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Shown with Justice Hallows are, from left to right, Chief ...
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Judge Patrick Stone 25th Anniversary

Date: 06 18 1958
Description: Federal Judge Patrick T. Stone receives a spinning reel as a gift to mark his 25th anniversary on the federal bench. Judge Stone is standing at right, and ...
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John P. O'Connor

Date: 07 16 1958
Description: Window-breaker John O'Connor, 18, with Detective Kennety Hartwich in court. He pleaded guilty to smashing $2,210 worth of front windows at 14 State Street ...
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West High School's Alumni W Club

Date: 10 31 1958
Description: Four club members are shown at the Alumni W club's fifth annual meeting. They include, from left to right: Alex London, 1932; Circuit Judge Richard Bardwel...
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Madison League of Women Voters Convention

Date: 03 25 1959
Description: Diana Smith visits with Justice Harold Hallows, left, and Stewart G. Honeck. Smith and Honeck are candidates for the Wisconsin Supreme Court and were speci...
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Madison League of Women Voters Convention

Date: 03 25 1959
Description: Two candidates for Dane County judgeship attend the dinner meeting during the Madison League of Women Voters convention at the Unitarian Meeting House. Mrs...
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Dane County Red Cross Chapter 50th Anniversary

Date: 05 12 1959
Description: Among the attendees at the 50th anniversary meeting of the Dane County chapter of the American Red Cross are, left to right, Supreme Court Justice Timothy ...

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