| Honorific-Prefix: | The Honorable |
| Arthur A. Cirilli | |
| Office: | of the 10th District of |
| Term Start: | August 1, 1978 |
| Term End: | July 31, 1984 |
| Predecessor: | Position established |
| Successor: | William O'Brien |
| Term Start1: | August 1, 1978 |
| Term End1: | July 31, 1985 |
| Predecessor1: | Transitioned from County Court |
| Successor1: | Michael T. Lucci |
| Term Start2: | July 1972 |
| Term End2: | July 31, 1978 |
| Appointer2: | Patrick Lucey |
| Predecessor2: | Donald A. Rock |
| Successor2: | Transitioned to Circuit Court |
| State3: | Wisconsin |
| State Senate3: | Wisconsin |
| District3: | 25th |
| Term Start3: | January 11, 1967 |
| Term End3: | July 1972 |
| Predecessor3: | Frank Christopherson, Jr. |
| Successor3: | Daniel Theno |
| Party: | Republican |
| Birth Date: | 28 December 1914 |
| Birth Place: | Eveleth, Minnesota |
| Death Date: | [1] |
| Death Place: | Superior, Wisconsin |
| Restingplace: | Greenwood Cemetery Superior, Wisconsin |
| Profession: | lawyer, politician |
| Spouse: | Mary |
| Children: | James, Rodie, Mary |
| Allegiance: |  United States |
| Serviceyears: | 1942–1945 |
| Battles: | World War II |
Arthur A. Cirilli (December 28, 1914December 17, 1995) was an American lawyer, politician, and judge in Wisconsin. He was a judge in Douglas County for thirteen years, and was the first Chief Judge of the 10th Judicial Administrative District after its formation in the judicial reorganization of 1978. Earlier in his career, he served six years in the Wisconsin State Senate as a Republican.
Arthur Cirilli was born in Eveleth, Minnesota, and raised in Iron County, Wisconsin. He attended Hurley High School and Gogebic Junior College, in Ironwood, in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1942, earning a Bachelor of Laws degree.[2] [3]
He served in the United States Army during World War II, and served in the Pacific theater. After the war, he went to work as an attorney in Superior, Wisconsin.[2]
He was elected to the Wisconsin State Senate in 1966 and re-elected in 1970.[2] In 1972, he was appointed a County Judge for Douglas County by Governor Patrick Lucey.[4] He was re-elected to that office in 1973, and, after the 1978 judicial reorganization, was transitioned to the Douglas County Circuit Court. He reached mandatory retirement on July 31, 1985, but continued to serve as a reserve judge and arbitrator.[5]
Judge Cirilli was active with the American Legion, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Fraternal Order of Eagles, the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, and the University of Wisconsin Board of Visitors.[5]
He died in 1995 and was survived by his wife, Mary, and three adult children.[5]