Harry G. Snyder Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Honorable
Harry Snyder
Office:Judge of the
Term Start:October 1, 1991
Term End:July 31, 2010
Appointer:Tommy Thompson
Predecessor:Burton A. Scott
Successor:Paul F. Reilly
Term Start1:December 8, 1980
Term End1:October 1, 1991
Appointer1:Lee S. Dreyfus
Predecessor1:Max Raskin (Acting)
William E. Gramling (Disabled)
Successor1:Joseph Wimmer
State2:Wisconsin
State Assembly2:Wisconsin
District2:84th
Term Start2:January 1, 1975
Term End2:December 8, 1980
Predecessor2:John M. Alberts
Successor2:John M. Alberts
Birth Date:11 February 1938
Birth Place:Davenport, Iowa, U.S.
Death Place:Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, U.S.
Party:Republican
Children:3
Profession:lawyer, judge
Allegiance:United States
Branch:United States Air Force
Serviceyears:1964–1967

Harry G. Snyder (February 11, 1938February 23, 2023) was an American lawyer, judge, and Republican politician from Waukesha County, Wisconsin. He served on the Wisconsin Court of Appeals in the Waukesha-based 2nd Appellate district from 1991 until his retirement in 2010. Earlier in his career, he served six years in the Wisconsin State Assembly and eleven years as a Wisconsin circuit court judge in Waukesha County.

Biography

Snyder was born on February 11, 1938, in Davenport, Iowa.[1] He graduated from Oconomowoc High School in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, and attended Ripon College, the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Marquette University Law School.

Career

Snyder served in the Judge Advocate General's Corps as an officer in the United States Air Force and Air Force Reserve. During this time, he was named a NATO Trial Observer by the United States Ambassador to Turkey while stationed at Incirlik Air Base.[2] After returning to the United States, Snyder served as Assistant District Attorney of Waukesha County from 1968 to 1969. He was elected to the Assembly in 1974 and re-elected in 1976, 1978, and 1980. He resigned from the Assembly a month after winning re-election in 1980 to accept appointment to the Wisconsin Circuit Court from Governor Lee S. Dreyfus. He remained on the Circuit Court until his appointment to the Court of Appeals in 1991. Judge Snyder retired in 2010.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Snyder, Harry G. 1938 . Wisconsin Historical Society. November 23, 2011.
  2. Web site: Harry G. Snyder . Wisconsin Court System . November 23, 2011.