Robert Willis Warren was a United States federal judge

United States federal judge

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 and politician from Wisconsin.

Warren was born in Raton, New Mexico

Raton, New Mexico

Raton is a city in Colfax County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 7,282 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Colfax County. The city is located just south of Raton Pass.-Name:...

. He received a B.A. from Macalester College

Macalester College

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 in 1950, an M.A.

Master of Arts (postgraduate)

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 from the University of Minnesota

University of Minnesota

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 in 1951, and a J.D.

Juris Doctor

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 from the University of Wisconsin Law School

University of Wisconsin Law School

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 in 1956. He was in the United States Army

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, 95th Infantry from 1943 to 1946. He became a Foreign affairs officer in the State Department

United States Department of State

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 from 1951 to 1953.

Warren practiced law in Elkhorn, Wisconsin

Elkhorn, Wisconsin

Elkhorn is a city in Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States. It is southwest of Milwaukee and northwest of Chicago. The population was 7,305 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Walworth County...

, from 1956 to 1957, and then moved to Green Bay, Wisconsin

Green Bay, Wisconsin

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, where he practiced law from 1957 to 1959. He was an assistant district attorney of Brown County from 1959 to 1961, and became district attorney from 1961 to 1965. Warren was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate

Wisconsin State Senate

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 from 1965 to 1969. From 1969 until his resignation in 1974, he was Attorney General of Wisconsin.

In 1974 until his retirement in 1991, Warren was an U.S. District Court judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin

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. He was nominated by President Richard M. Nixon on August 8, 1974, to a seat vacated by Robert E. Tehan. He was confirmed by the Senate

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 on August 22, and received his commission on August 27. He became chief judge of that court in 1986, and assumed senior status

Senior status

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 on August 1, 1991. He died later that month in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Milwaukee is the largest city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, the 28th most populous city in the United States and 39th most populous region in the United States. It is the county seat of Milwaukee County and is located on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan. According to 2010 census data, the...

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