| E. Ray Stevens | |
| Office: | Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court |
| Term Start: | January 1, 1926 |
| Term End: | August 25, 1930 |
| Predecessor: | Burr W. Jones |
| Successor: | George B. Nelson |
| Office1: | Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge |
| Appointer1: | Robert M. La Follette |
| Term Start1: | April 9, 1903 |
| Term End1: | December 31, 1925 |
| Predecessor1: | Robert G. Siebecker |
| Successor1: | Herman W. Sachtjen |
| State Assembly2: | Wisconsin |
| District2: | Dane 1st |
| Term Start2: | January 7, 1901 |
| Term End2: | January 5, 1903 |
| Predecessor2: | George E. Bryant |
| Successor2: | Matthew S. Dudgeon |
| Party: | Republican |
| Birth Date: | 20 June 1869 |
| Birth Place: | Lake County, Illinois, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Restingplace: | Forest Hill Cemetery, |
| Education: | University of Wisconsin Law School |
| Profession: | Lawyer |
Edmund Ray Stevens (June 20, 1869 – August 25, 1930) was an American lawyer and judge. He was a justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court from 1926 until his death in 1930. He previously served 23 years as a Wisconsin circuit court judge and was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing the city of Madison in the 1901 session.[1]
Stevens was born Edmund Ray Stevens on June 20, 1869, in Lake County, Illinois.[2] His family later moved to Janesville, Wisconsin. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 1895. As a young man, he was a prolific writer on the problems of government and pushing for progressive solutions. He also worked as a special correspondent for the Milwaukee Sentinel, making trips to Europe to report on the urban European perspective.[3]
From 1896 to 1903, Stevens and future U.S. Representative Burr W. Jones operated the law firm Jones & Stevens. Additionally, Stevens was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1900. In 1903, Stevens was appointed a Wisconsin circuit court judge by Governor Robert M. La Follette. He was elected to the Supreme Court in 1925 and served as a member until his death.[4] During his time with the Supreme Court, he was also a lecturer at the University of Wisconsin Law School.
Stevens died at his home in the Nakoma neighborhood, in Madison, Wisconsin, on the morning of August 25, 1930. He suffered a brief illness that resulted in a heart attack.[5]
Stevens married Kate Sabin of Windsor, Wisconsin. Sabin was also a University of Wisconsin graduate; she worked as a high school teacher in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, served as Dane County superintendent of schools, and taught at the Milwaukee-Downer College.[6] They had three children together, though one died young.
| colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| General Election, November 6, 1900
| colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| General Election, April 7, 1925