Honorific-Prefix: | The Honorable |
Roland J. Steinle | |
Office: | Justice of the |
Appointer: | Walter J. Kohler Jr. |
Term Start: | January 1, 1954 |
Term End: | March 2, 1958 |
Predecessor: | Oscar M. Fritz |
Successor: | E. Harold Hallows |
Appointer1: | Julius P. Heil |
Term Start1: | January 2, 1940 |
Term End1: | December 31, 1953 |
Predecessor1: | John J. Gregory |
Successor1: | Elmer W. Roller |
Party: | Republican |
Birth Date: | 21 March 1896 |
Birth Place: | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
Restingplace: | Calvary Cemetery, |
Spouse: | Helen Lucille Sharpe (died 1953) |
Children: | Roland J. Steinle Jr. |
Alma Mater: | Marquette Law School |
Profession: | lawyer, judge |
Allegiance: | United States |
Rank: | 1st Lieutenant |
Battles: | World War I |
Roland Joseph Steinle (March 21, 1896December 22, 1966) was an American lawyer, jurist, and Republican politician from the U.S. state of Wisconsin. He served four years on the Wisconsin Supreme Court and was the Republican nominee for United States Senator from Wisconsin in the 1958 election.[1]
Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Steinle served in the United States Army during World War I. He graduated from Marquette Law School, was in private law practice, and served as special district attorney. Steinle was appointed a Wisconsin circuit court judge in 1940, and was appointed to the Wisconsin Supreme Court in 1954. In 1958, he abruptly resigned from the court to run for election to the United States Senate as a Republican. After losing the election to William Proxmire, Steinle returned to private practice and served as a circuit court commissioner.[2]
| colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| General Election, November 7, 1936
| colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| General Election, April 5, 1940
| colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| Nonpartisan Primary, March 9, 1954| colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| General Election, April 6, 1954
| colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| General Election, November 4, 1958