Fred Kessler

The Honorable
Fred Kessler
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the 12th district
In office
January 3, 2005 – January 1, 2019
Preceded byShirley Krug
Succeeded byLaKeshia Myers
Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge for the Milwaukee Circuit, Branch 11
In office
August 1, 1986 – February 9, 1988
Preceded byChrist T. Seraphim
Succeeded byDominic S. Amato
Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge for the Milwaukee Circuit, Branch 23
In office
August 1, 1978 – June 2, 1981
Preceded byTransitioned from County Court
Succeeded byJanine P. Geske
County Judge of Milwaukee County Branch 4
In office
July 5, 1972 – July 31, 1978
Appointed byPatrick Lucey
Preceded byChrist T. Seraphim
Succeeded byTransitioned to Circuit Court
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the Milwaukee 10th district
In office
January 4, 1965 – July 5, 1972
Preceded byPatrick H. Kelly
Succeeded byPosition Abolished
In office
January 2, 1961 – January 7, 1963
Preceded byPatrick H. Kelly
Succeeded byPatrick H. Kelly
Personal details
Born (1940-01-11) January 11, 1940 (age 84)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseJudge Joan F. Kessler
Children2
Residence(s)Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Alma materUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison
Professionattorney, arbitrator, redistricting consultant, former judge
WebsiteOfficial Website

Frederick P. Kessler (born January 11, 1940) is a retired American lawyer, arbitrator, judge, and Democratic Party politician. He served as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly for 24 years between 1961 and 2019, and served 11 years as a state judge in the 1970s and 1980s.[1]

He is married to retired Wisconsin Court of Appeals Judge Joan F. Kessler.

  1. ^ Kessler, Frederick P. 1940 Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved August 21, 2019.