Roland J. Steinle Explained

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]

Biography

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]

Electoral history

Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin (1936)

| colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| General Election, November 7, 1936

Wisconsin Circuit Court (1940)

| colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| General Election, April 5, 1940

Wisconsin Supreme Court (1954)

| 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

U.S. Senate (1958)

| colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| General Election, November 4, 1958

Notes and References

  1. 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1958,' Biographical Sketch of Justice Roland Steinle, pg. 9
  2. http://www.wicourts.gov/courts/supreme/justices/retired/steinle.htm Justice Roland Steinle, Wisconsin Supreme Court