Emmert Laurson Wingert (April 2, 1899 – February 1, 1971) was an American lawyer and judge from Wisconsin. He was a justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court and executive counsel to Governor Walter J. Kohler, Sr.
The Honorable Emmert L. Wingert | |
|---|---|
| Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court | |
| In office September 5, 1956 – January 1, 1959 | |
| Appointed by | Walter J. Kohler, Jr. |
| Preceded by | Edward J. Gehl |
| Succeeded by | William H. Dieterich |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Emmert Laurson Wingert April 2, 1899 Mount Carroll, Illinois |
| Died | February 1, 1971 (aged 71) Wisconsin |
| Resting place | Forest Hill Cemetery Madison, Wisconsin |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | |
| Profession | lawyer, judge |
Biography
editBorn in Mount Carroll, Illinois, Wingert graduated from Harvard Law School. He practiced law in Madison, Wisconsin, worked in office of the Wisconsin Attorney General, and was executive counsel to Walter J. Kohler, Sr., when he was Governor of Wisconsin. During Kohler's term, Wingert represented Wisconsin at the National Conference on Uniform State Laws. Years later, under Kohler's son, Governor Walter J. Kohler, Jr., Wingert was Vice Chairman of the Governor's Commission on the Study of Retirement Systems, and, after the death of Justice Edward J. Gehl, in 1956, Governor Kohler appointed Wingert to the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Wingert was defeated in his first Supreme Court election, in April 1958, and left office at the end of his term, on January 1, 1959.[1][2]
Electoral history
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Election, April 1, 1958 | |||||
| Nonpartisan | William H. Dieterich | 232,955 | 52.43% | +30.02% | |
| Nonpartisan | Emmert L. Wingert (incumbent) | 211,319 | 47.57% | ||
| Total votes | 444,274 | 100.0% | -41.32% | ||
Notes
edit- ^ "Justice Emmert Wingert, Wisconsin Supreme Court". Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved February 25, 2011.
- ^ 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1958, biographical sketch of Justice Emmert Wingert, pg. 9
- ^ 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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