Robert W. Warren

Robert Willis Warren (August 30, 1925 – August 20, 1998) was a United States district judge for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. He had previously served as attorney general of Wisconsin and represented Brown and Calumet Counties in the Wisconsin State Senate.

Robert W. Warren
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
In office August 1, 1991 – August 20, 1998
Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review
In office October 30, 1989 – May 18, 1996
Appointed by	William Rehnquist
Preceded by	John A. Field Jr.
Succeeded by	Laurence Silberman
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
In office August 31, 1986 – August 1, 1991
Preceded by	John W. Reynolds Jr.
Succeeded by	Terence T. Evans
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
In office August 27, 1974 – August 1, 1991
Nominated by	Richard Nixon
Appointed by	Gerald Ford
Preceded by	Robert Emmet Tehan
Succeeded by	Rudolph T. Randa
37th Attorney General of Wisconsin
In office January 6, 1969 – August 27, 1974
Governor	Warren P. Knowles Patrick Lucey
Preceded by	Bronson La Follette
Succeeded by	Victor A. Miller
Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 2nd district
In office January 1965 – January 1969
Preceded by	Leo P. O'Brien
Succeeded by	Myron P. Lotto
Personal details
Born	Robert Willis Warren (1925-08-30)August 30, 1925 Raton, New Mexico
Died	August 20, 1998(1998-08-20) (aged 72) Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Resting place	Mount Olive Cemetery Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Laverne Voagen (m. 1948–1998; died 2011)
Children	Cheryl W. (Sensenbrenner) Treva W. (Livesey) Tara Iver E. Gregg A. Lyle D.
Mother	Clara D. (Jolliffe) Warren
Father	George R. Warren
Education	Macalester College (B.A.) University of Minnesota (M.A.) University of Wisconsin Law School (J.D.)
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1943–1946
Unit	95th Infantry Division
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Purple Heart

Education and career

Born in Raton, New Mexico, Warren received a bachelor of arts degree from Macalester College in 1950, a master of arts from the University of Minnesota in 1951, and a juris doctor from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 1956. He was in the United States Army, 95th Infantry, from 1943 to 1946. He served in Europe during World War II and was wounded in France, receiving a Purple Heart. He became a foreign affairs officer in the United States Department of State from 1951 to 1953.[1] Warren practiced law in Elkhorn, Wisconsin, from 1956 to 1957, and then moved to Green Bay, where he practiced law from 1957 to 1959. He was an assistant district attorney of Brown County, Wisconsin, from 1959 to 1961, and became district attorney from 1961 to 1965. Warren was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate from 1965 to 1969. From 1969 until his resignation in 1974, he was attorney general of Wisconsin.[1][2]

Federal judicial service

Warren was nominated by President Richard Nixon on August 8, 1974, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin vacated by Judge Robert Emmet Tehan. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 22, 1974, and received his commission on August 27, 1974. He served as chief judge from 1986 to 1991. He was appointed a judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review by Chief Justice William Rehnquist in 1989, serving until 1996. He assumed senior status on August 1, 1991. His service terminated on August 20, 1998, due to his death in Milwaukee.[3][4][1][5]

References

1. Robert Willis Warren at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
2. 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1973,' Biographical Sketch of Robert W. Warren, pp. 6–7
3. Index to Politicians: Warren. The Political Graveyard. Retrieved on January 22, 2016.
4. Warren, Robert W. 1925. Wisconsinhistory.org. Retrieved on January 22, 2016.
5. Saxon, Wolfgang. "Robert W. Warren, 72, Wisconsin Federal Judge". New York Times. Retrieved November 12, 2012.

Further reading

• Robert Willis Warren at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Legal offices
Preceded by Bronson La Follette	Attorney General of Wisconsin 1969–1974	Succeeded by Victor A. Miller
Preceded by Robert Emmet Tehan	Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin 1974–1991	Succeeded by Rudolph T. Randa
Preceded by John W. Reynolds Jr.	Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin 1986–1991	Succeeded by Terence T. Evans
Preceded by John A. Field Jr.	Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review 1989–1996	Succeeded by Laurence Silberman