Robert G. Siebecker

The Honorable
Robert G. Siebecker
11th Chief Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court
In office
July 13, 1920 – February 12, 1922
Preceded byJohn B. Winslow
Succeeded byAad John Vinje
Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court
In office
April 9, 1903 – February 12, 1922
Appointed byRobert M. La Follette
Preceded byCharles V. Bardeen
Succeeded byCharles H. Crownhart
Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge for the 9th Circuit
In office
January 1890 – April 9, 1903
Appointed byWilliam D. Hoard
Preceded byAlva Stewart
Succeeded byE. Ray Stevens
Personal details
Born
Robert George Siebecker

(1854-10-17)October 17, 1854
Sumpter, Wisconsin, U.S.
DiedFebruary 12, 1922(1922-02-12) (aged 67)
Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting place
Spouse
(m. 1879⁠–⁠1922)
Children
  • Karl
  • Robert
  • Lee
  • 1 other son (died young)
Parent
  • William Siebecker (father)
RelativesRobert M. La Follette (brother-in-law)
Robert M. La Follette Jr. (nephew)
Philip La Follette (nephew)
Alma materUniversity of Wisconsin
ProfessionLawyer, judge

Robert George Siebecker (October 17, 1854 – February 12, 1922) was an American attorney and jurist from Wisconsin. He was the 11th chief justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, and served on the Court for the last 19 years of his life (1903–1922). Before being appointed to the Supreme Court, he served 13 years as a Wisconsin circuit court judge in central Wisconsin (Dane, Sauk, Columbia, and Marquette counties). Earlier, he was a law partner of Robert M. "Fighting Bob" La Follette, and married La Follette's sister, Josephine.