Alvin C. Reis Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Honorable
Alvin C. Reis
Office:Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge
Term Start:July 1936
Term End:January 24, 1956
Predecessor:Albert G. Zimmerman
Successor:Richard W. Bardwell
State1:Wisconsin
State Senate1:Wisconsin
District1:26th
Term Start1:January 1, 1933
Term End1:January 1, 1935
Predecessor1:Glenn D. Roberts
Successor1:Harold M. Groves
State Assembly2:Wisconsin
District2:Dane 1st
Term Start2:January 1, 1927
Term End2:January 1, 1931
Predecessor2:Herman W. Sachtjen
Successor2:Harold M. Groves
Birth Date:24 March 1892
Birth Place:Evansville, Indiana
Death Place:Madison, Wisconsin
Restingplace:Forest Hill Cemetery
Madison, Wisconsin
Party:Republican
Allegiance: United States
Rank: Major
Serviceyears:1918 - 1919
Battles:World War I

Alvin C. Reis (March 24, 1892January 24, 1956) was an American lawyer, politician, and judge. He was a Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge for the last 20 years of his life. Earlier in his career, he was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and the Wisconsin State Senate, and served as a United States Army officer in World War I.

Biography

Reis was born on March 24, 1892, in Evansville, Indiana.[1] He graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Harvard Law School. During World War II, he served as a major in the United States Army. Battles Reis took part in include the Battle of Château-Thierry, the Battle of Saint-Mihiel and the Meuse-Argonne Offensive. He died on January 24, 1956, in Madison, Wisconsin, and is buried at Forest Hill Cemetery.

Political career

Reis was elected to the Assembly in 1926 and 1928 and to the Senate in 1932. Later, he became a judge on the Wisconsin Circuit Court. He was a Republican.

Electoral history

Wisconsin Assembly (1926, 1928)

| colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| General Election, November 2, 1926

Wisconsin Attorney General (1930)

| colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| General Election, April 1930| colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| General Election, November 4, 1930

Wisconsin Senate (1932)

| colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| Primary Election, September 1932| colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| General Election, November 8, 1932

Wisconsin Circuit Court (1937)

| colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| General Election, April 1937

Wisconsin Supreme Court (1941)

| colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| General Election, April 1, 1941

Notes and References

  1. The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1933. 1933 . State of Wisconsin . Witte . Edwin E. . . Legislative branch of the state government . 223 . December 28, 2019 .