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John W. Reynolds

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin · 1965

John W. Reynolds , Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. John Whitcome Reynolds Jr. (April 4, 1921 – January 6, 2002) was the 36th governor of Wisconsin (1963–1965) and served 21 years as a United States district judge in the Eastern District of Wisconsin (1965–1986). A Democrat, he previously served as the 34th attorney general of Wisconsin (1959–1963). His father, John W.

Education

  • University of WisconsinPh.B., 1946
  • University of Wisconsin Law SchoolLL.B., 1949

Career

U.S. Army, 1942-1946; Private practice, Green Bay, Wisconsin, 1949-1959; District director, U.S. Office of Price Stabilization, 1951-1953; Attorney general, State of Wisconsin, 1959-1963; Governor, Wisconsin, 1963-1965; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1982-1985

Biography

John Whitcome Reynolds Jr. (April 4, 1921 – January 6, 2002) was the 36th governor of Wisconsin (1963–1965) and served 21 years as a United States district judge in the Eastern District of Wisconsin (1965–1986). A Democrat, he previously served as the 34th attorney general of Wisconsin (1959–1963). His father, John W.

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