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 byOscar M. Fritz
Succeeded byJohn E. Martin
Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court
In office
April 30, 1930 – January 7, 1957
Appointed byWalter J. Kohler, Sr.
Preceded byFranz C. Eschweiler
Succeeded byThomas E. Fairchild
Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge of the 2nd Circuit, Branch 6
In office
September 1916 – April 30, 1930
Appointed byEmanuel L. Philipp
Preceded byFranz C. Eschweiler
Succeeded byJohn C. Kleczka
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
from the 5th district
In office
January 13, 1915 – September 1916
Preceded byGeorge J. Weigle
Succeeded byHenry Otto Reinnoldt
In office
January 9, 1907 – January 11, 1911
Preceded byCharles Cassius Rogers
Succeeded byGeorge J. Weigle
Personal details
Born
Edward Thomas Fairchild

(1872-06-17)June 17, 1872
Towanda, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedOctober 29, 1965(1965-10-29) (aged 93)
Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting placeGreen Mount Cemetery
Dansville, New York
Political partyRepublican
Spouses
  • Helen McCurdy Edwards
  • (m. 1903; died 1962)
Children

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.