Roland J. Steinle

The Honorable
Roland J. Steinle
The Honorable Roland J. Steinle
Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court
	In office; January 1, 1954 – March 2, 1958
Appointed by	Walter J. Kohler Jr.
Preceded by	Oscar M. Fritz
Succeeded by	E. Harold Hallows
Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge for the 2nd Circuit, Branch 3
	In office; January 2, 1940 – December 31, 1953
Appointed by	Julius P. Heil
Preceded by	John J. Gregory
Succeeded by	Elmer W. Roller
Personal details
Born	March 21, 1896; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Died	December 22, 1966 (aged 70)
Resting place	Calvary Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Helen Lucille Sharpe (died 1953)
Children	Roland J. Steinle Jr.
Alma mater	Marquette Law School
Profession	lawyer, judge
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Rank	1st Lieutenant
Battles/wars	World War I

Roland Joseph Steinle (March 21, 1896 – December 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]

Wisconsin Lieutenant Gubernatorial Election, 1936^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
General Election, November 7, 1936
	Progressive	Henry Gunderson	465,918	41.69%	+6.44%
	Republican	Roland J. Steinle	355,340	31.79%	+9.72%
	Democratic	Edward Gervais	289,964	25.95%	−10.33%
	Socialist Labor	Alfred Potter	3,882	0.35%	+0.30%
	Prohibition	Vernon T. Groves	2,496	0.22%	+0.10%
Plurality			110,578	9.89%	-8.86%
Total votes			1,117,600	100.0%	+25.57%
	Progressive gain from Democratic

Wisconsin Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit, Branch 3 Election, 1940^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
General Election, April 5, 1940
	Nonpartisan	Roland J. Steinle (incumbent)	131,959	50.15%
	Nonpartisan	Leonard C. Fons	131,190	49.85%
Plurality			769	0.29%
Total votes			263,149	100.0%

Wisconsin Supreme Court Election, 1954^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Nonpartisan Primary, March 9, 1954
	Nonpartisan	Roland J. Steinle (incumbent)	125,530	61.74%
	Nonpartisan	William H. Dieterich	49,669	24.43%
	Nonpartisan	Perry J. Stearns	28,134	13.84%
Total votes			203,333	100.0%
General Election, April 6, 1954
	Nonpartisan	Roland J. Steinle (incumbent)	297,369	59.76%
	Nonpartisan	William H. Dieterich	200,224	40.24%
Plurality			97,145	19.52%
Total votes			497,593	100.0%

United States Senate Election in Wisconsin, 1958^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
General Election, November 4, 1958
	Democratic	William Proxmire (incumbent)	682,440	57.13%	+0.69%
	Republican	Roland J. Steinle	510,398	42.73%	+2.22%
	Socialist Workers	James E. Boulton	1,226	0.10%
	Socialist Labor	Georgia Cozzini	537	0.04%	−0.05%
Plurality			172,042	14.40%	-1.53%
Total votes			1,194,601	100.0%	+54.64%
	Democratic hold

^ 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1958,' Biographical Sketch of Justice Roland Steinle, pg. 9
^ Justice Roland Steinle, Wisconsin Supreme Court
^ Ohm, Howard F.; Bryhan, Leone G., eds. (1937). "Parties and Elections: The General Election" (PDF). The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1937 (Report). State of Wisconsin. p. 421. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
^ Ohm, Howard F.; Bryhan, Leone G., eds. (1942). "Parties and Elections: The Judicial and Nonpartisan Elections" (PDF). The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1942 (Report). State of Wisconsin. p. 676. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
^ Toepel, M. G.; Kuehn, Hazel L., eds. (1956). "Parties and Elections: The Judicial and Nonpartisan Elections" (PDF). The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1956 (Report). State of Wisconsin. p. 757. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
^ Toepel, M. G.; Kuehn, Hazel L., eds. (1960). "Wisconsin State Parties and Elections" (PDF). The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1960 (Report). State of Wisconsin. p. 695. Retrieved June 3, 2021.

Party political offices
Preceded by Waldemar C. Wehe	Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin 1936	Succeeded by Walter Samuel Goodland
Preceded by Walter J. Kohler Jr.	Republican nominee for U.S. Senator from Wisconsin (Class 1) 1958	Succeeded by Wilbur N. Renk
Legal offices
Preceded by John J. Gregory	Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge for the 2nd Circuit, Branch 3 January 2, 1940 – December 31, 1953	Succeeded by Elmer W. Roller
Preceded by Oscar M. Fritz	Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court January 1, 1954 – March 2, 1958	Succeeded by E. Harold Hallows