William H. Dieterich (judge)

The Honorable
William H. Dieterich
The Honorable William H. Dieterich
Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court
	In office; January 1, 1959 – July 23, 1964
Preceded by	Emmert L. Wingert
Succeeded by	Nathan Heffernan
Personal details
Born	William Herbert Dieterich; December 18, 1897; Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Died	July 23, 1964 (aged 66); Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Resting place	Pleasant Hill Cemetery; Hartford, Wisconsin
Political party	Republican
Spouses	Kathryn Marie Block; (died 1990);
Children	William H. Dieterich III;
Parents	William V. Dieterich (father); Martha (Wolf) Dieterich (mother);
Alma mater	University of Wisconsin–Madison; Marquette University Law School;
Profession	lawyer, judge
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1917–1919
Unit	120th Field Artillery
Battles/wars	World War I

William Herbert Dieterich (December 18, 1897 – July 23, 1964) was an attorney and jurist from Wisconsin. He was a justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court from 1959 until his death in 1964.^[1]

Early life

He was born at his father's farm in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin.^[2] He enlisted in the Wisconsin National Guard in 1917 during World War I. He helped found the American Legion.^[2]

After the war was over, he went to college at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the University of Montana and later to law school at Marquette University Law School.^[1] He passed his bar exam in 1923 to become a lawyer.

Career

He served as a trial attorney in Milwaukee and Washington Counties for 36 years.^[1] He lost several elections for Wisconsin's Attorney General and Wisconsin Supreme Court.^[2]

Dieterich was first elected to the Wisconsin Supreme Court in 1958, when he defeated Emmert L. Wingert in 1958 to become a Justice.^[2] In 1961, he convinced the Wisconsin Legislature to employ law clerks for the Supreme Court.^[2]

Personal life

He had a son William H. Dieterich III with his wife Kathryn Block.^[2] Dieterich died on July 23, 1964.

Electoral history

Wisconsin Attorney General (1948)

Wisconsin Attorney General Election, 1948^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Primary Election, September 21, 1948
	Republican	Donald J. Martin	154,128	36.75%
	Republican	William H. Dieterich	104,187	24.84%
	Democratic	Thomas E. Fairchild	97,435	23.23%
	Republican	Frank X. Didier	27,316	6.51%
	Republican	Grover L. Broadfoot (incumbent)	26,572	6.34%
	Progressive	Michael Essin	6,180	1.47%
	Socialist	Anna Mae Davis	3,606	0.86%
Total votes			'*419,424'*	'*100.0%'*
General Election, November 2, 1948
	Democratic	Thomas E. Fairchild	622,312	50.67%	+21.96%
	Republican	Donald J. Martin	583,298	47.49%	−22.47%
	Progressive	Michael Essin	11,908	0.97%
	Socialist	Anna Mae Davis	10,641	0.87%	−0.46%
Total votes			'*1,228,159'*	'*100.0%'*	+25.88%
	Democratic gain from Republican

Wisconsin Supreme Court (1956, 1958)

Wisconsin Supreme Court Election, 1956^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Primary Election, March 6, 1956
	Independent	Thomas E. Fairchild	250,442	71.77%
	Independent	William H. Dieterich	68,288	19.57%
	Independent	Clair L. Finch	30,244	8.67%
Total votes			'*348,974'*	'*100.0%'*
General Election, April 3, 1956
	Independent	Thomas E. Fairchild	574,429	77.59%
	Independent	William H. Dieterich	165,953	22.41%
Total votes			'*740,382'*	'*100.0%'*

Wisconsin Supreme Court Election, 1958^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
General Election, April 1, 1958
	Independent	William H. Dieterich	232,955	52.43%	+30.02%
	Independent	Emmert L. Wingert (incumbent)	211,319	47.57%
Total votes			'*444,274'*	'*100.0%'*	-41.32%

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c William Dietrich, Wisconsin Historical Society
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Wisconsin Court System
^ Ohm, Howard F.; Kuehn, Hazel L., eds. (1950). "Parties and elections". The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1950 (Report). pp. 651, 753. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
^ Toepel, M.G.; Kuehn, Hazel L., eds. (1958). "Parties and elections: the judicial and nonpartisan elections". The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1958 (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 780–781. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
^ Toepel, M.G.; Kuehn, Hazel L., eds. (1960). "Wisconsin state party platforms and elections". The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1960 (Report). State of Wisconsin. p. 701. Retrieved November 23, 2019.

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[WHS-1] William Dietrich, Wisconsin Historical Society

[WICourts-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Wisconsin Court System

[bb1950-3] Ohm, Howard F.; Kuehn, Hazel L., eds. (1950). "Parties and elections". The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1950 (Report). pp. 651, 753. Retrieved November 23, 2019.

[bb1958-4] Toepel, M.G.; Kuehn, Hazel L., eds. (1958). "Parties and elections: the judicial and nonpartisan elections". The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1958 (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 780–781. Retrieved November 23, 2019.

[bb1960-5] Toepel, M.G.; Kuehn, Hazel L., eds. (1960). "Wisconsin state party platforms and elections". The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1960 (Report). State of Wisconsin. p. 701. Retrieved November 23, 2019.

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