Thomas Fairchild | |
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| Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit | |
| In office August 31, 1981 – February 12, 2007 | |
| Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit | |
| In office 1975–1981 | |
| Preceded by | Luther Merritt Swygert |
| Succeeded by | Walter Cummings |
| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit | |
| In office August 11, 1966 – August 31, 1981 | |
| Appointed by | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Preceded by | F. Ryan Duffy |
| Succeeded by | John Louis Coffey |
| Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court | |
| In office January 1, 1957 – August 11, 1966 | |
| Preceded by | Edward Fairchild |
| Succeeded by | Leo B. Hanley |
| United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin | |
| In office March 20, 1951 – July 8, 1952 | |
| President | Harry S. Truman |
| Preceded by | Charles Cashin |
| Succeeded by | Frank Nikolay |
| 31st Attorney General of Wisconsin | |
| In office November 12, 1948 – January 1, 1951 | |
| Governor | Oscar Rennebohm |
| Preceded by | Grover L. Broadfoot |
| Succeeded by | Vernon W. Thomson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Thomas Edward Fairchild December 25, 1912 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Died | February 12, 2007 (aged 94) Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Eleanor Dahl (Deceased 2005) |
| Children | 4 |
| Relatives | Edward Fairchild (father) |
| Education | Deep Springs College Cornell University (BA) University of Wisconsin, Madison (LLB) |
Thomas Edward Fairchild (December 25, 1912 – February 12, 2007) was an American lawyer and judge. He served forty years as a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Earlier in his career he was a justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, and the 31st Attorney General of Wisconsin.