Marvin B. Rosenberry

Marvin Bristol Rosenberry (February 12, 1868 – February 15, 1958) was an American lawyer and judge from Wisconsin. He was the 13th Chief Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

The Honorable Marvin B. Rosenberry
Rosenberry circa 1940
13th Chief Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court
In office March 23, 1929 – January 1950
Preceded by	Aad J. Vinje
Succeeded by	Oscar M. Fritz
Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court
In office February 12, 1916 – January 1950
Appointed by	Emanuel L. Philipp
Preceded by	John Barnes
Succeeded by	Edward J. Gehl
Personal details
Born	Marvin Bristol Rosenberry (1868-02-12)February 12, 1868 River Styx, Ohio, U.S.
Died	February 15, 1958(1958-02-15) (aged 90)
Resting place	Pine Grove Cemetery Wausau, Wisconsin
Spouse(s)	Kate Landfair ( m. 1897⁠–⁠1917) Lois K. Mathews ( m. 1918⁠–⁠1958)
Children	3 with Kate Landfair Florence Rosenberry ^(b. 1898; died 1902) Katherine (White) ^(b. 1901; died 1947) Samuel Rosenberry
Alma mater	University of Michigan Law School
Profession	lawyer, judge

Biography

Born in River Styx, Ohio, Rosenberry and his family moved to Fulton, Michigan, where they had a farm. Rosenberry went to what is now Eastern Michigan University and then taught school for a few years. He then received his law degree from the University of Michigan Law School. He opened a law office in Wausau, Wisconsin.

In 1916, he was appointed to the Wisconsin Supreme Court and, in 1929, Rosenberry became chief justice of the supreme court serving until his retirement in 1950.[1][2] For almost 21 of his nearly 34 years on the bench, Rosenberry served as chief justice. By the time of his retirement, his opinions were published in 91 volumes of the Wisconsin Reports and he had participated in more than 11,000 cases, approximately 50 percent of all cases heard before the Wisconsin Supreme Court since its inception.

Notes

1. Chief Justice Marvin Rosenberry, Wisconsin Supreme Court Archived 2010-06-09 at the Wayback Machine
2. 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1948,' Biographical Sketch of Marvin B. Rosenberry, pg. 12