Edward T. Fairchild (judge)

The Honorable Edward T. Fairchild
Fairchild circa 1940
15th Chief Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court
In office January 1, 1954 – January 7, 1957
Preceded by	Oscar M. Fritz
Succeeded by	John E. Martin
Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court
In office April 30, 1930 – January 7, 1957
Appointed by	Walter J. Kohler, Sr.
Preceded by	Franz C. Eschweiler
Succeeded by	Thomas E. Fairchild
Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge of the 2nd Circuit, Branch 6
In office September 1916 – April 30, 1930
Appointed by	Emanuel L. Philipp
Preceded by	Franz C. Eschweiler
Succeeded by	John C. Kleczka
Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 5th district
In office January 13, 1915 – September 1916
Preceded by	George J. Weigle
Succeeded by	Henry Otto Reinnoldt
In office January 9, 1907 – January 11, 1911
Preceded by	Charles Cassius Rogers
Succeeded by	George J. Weigle
Personal details
Born	Edward Thomas Fairchild (1872-06-17)June 17, 1872 Towanda, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	October 29, 1965(1965-10-29) (aged 93) Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting place	Green Mount Cemetery Dansville, New York
Political party	Republican
Spouses	Helen McCurdy Edwards (m. 1903; died 1962)
Children	Anne Edwards (Carter) (b. 1905; died 1998) Thomas Edward Fairchild (b. 1912; died 2007) 3 others

Edward Thomas Fairchild (June 17, 1872 – October 29, 1965) was an American jurist and legislator from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was the 15th chief justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court; he served on the Court for 27 years, from 1930 to 1957. Before that, he served 14 years as a Wisconsin circuit court judge in Milwaukee County. He also represented central Milwaukee County for six years as a Republican in the Wisconsin Senate. His son, Thomas E. Fairchild, was also a justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court and a judge of the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals.