Alfred Newman (judge) explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Honorable
Alfred W. Newman
Image Name:Alfred W. Newman.png
Office:Justice of the
Term Start:January 1, 1894
Term End:January 11, 1898
Predecessor:William P. Lyon
Successor:Charles V. Bardeen
Office1:Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge
Term Start1:January 1, 1878
Term End1:January 1, 1894
Predecessor1:Romanzo Bunn
Successor1:Joseph McKeen Morrow
Office2:Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge
Term Start2:January 1, 1877
Term End2:January 1, 1878
Predecessor2:Position established
Successor2:A. Scott Sloan
State3:Wisconsin
State Senate3:Wisconsin
District3:32nd
Term Start3:January 1, 1868
Term End3:January 1, 1870
Predecessor3:Joseph G. Thorp
Successor3:William T. Price
State Assembly4:Wisconsin
District4:Buffalo - Pepin - Trempealeau
Term Start4:January 1, 1863
Term End4:January 1, 1864
Predecessor4:Orlando Brown
Successor4:Fayette Allen
Birth Name:Alfred William Newman
Birth Date:5 April 1834
Birth Place:Durham, New York
Restingplace:Trempealeau Cemetery
Trempealeau, Wisconsin
Alma Mater:Hamilton College

Alfred William Newman (April 5, 1834January 11, 1898) was an American lawyer, judge, and politician in Wisconsin. He was a justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court for the last four years of his life, after fifteen years as a Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge. Earlier in his career he served in the Wisconsin State Senate and Wisconsin State Assembly.

Biography

Born in Durham, New York, Newman graduated from Hamilton College in 1857. After studying law he was admitted to the New York Bar. In 1858, he moved to Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, where he was elected judge and then district attorney. In 1863, Newman served in the Wisconsin State Assembly and in 1868–1869, served in the Wisconsin State Senate. In 1876, Newman was elected judge of the Wisconsin Circuit Court for the newly created 13th Circuit. The next year, however, the circuits were redrawn and he became Judge of the 6th Circuit. He remained judge of the 6th Circuit until 1894, when he began his term on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, where he served until his death.[1] [2]

Electoral history

| colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| General Election, April 7, 1893

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Newman, Alfred William 1834 - 1898. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110610222552/http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=1505&search_term=newman . 2011-06-10 .
  2. Web site: Wisconsin Court System - Alfred W. Newman . 2010-07-13 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100609171416/http://www.wicourts.gov/about/judges/supreme/retired/newman.htm . 2010-06-09 .