William R. Moser
The Honorable William R. Moser | |
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| Judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals District I | |
| In office August 1, 1978 – July 31, 1992 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Charles B. Schudson |
| Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge for the 2nd Circuit, Branch 16 | |
| In office January 1, 1967 – August 1, 1978 | |
| Preceded by | Branch established |
| Succeeded by | Branch abolished |
| Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 6th district | |
| In office January 1, 1957 – February 1, 1962 | |
| Preceded by | William A. Schmidt |
| Succeeded by | Martin J. Schreiber |
| Personal details | |
| Born | William Robert Moser October 14, 1927 Chicago, Illinois |
| Died | April 11, 2003 (aged 75) |
| Resting place | Wood National Cemetery Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Mary Bernadette |
| Children |
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| Education | |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Army |
| Years of service | 1945–1947 |
William Robert Moser (October 14, 1927 – April 11, 2003) was an American lawyer and judge, he was Judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals for 13 years. Earlier, he was a Wisconsin Circuit Court judge in Milwaukee County, and represented Milwaukee County in the Wisconsin State Senate as a Democrat.
Background
[edit]Moser was born October 14, 1927, in Chicago. He was educated in Milwaukee parochial schools (St. Michael's Elementary and St. John's Cathedral High School. From 1945-1947 he served in the United States Army as a paratrooper and a criminal investigator; then earned his Bachelor of Science degree at St. Norbert College, and LL.B. from Marquette University Law School, and went into practice as an attorney. He became a member of the Advisory Council to Mayor of Milwaukee Frank P. Zeidler, and a director or active member of various civic, veterans and fraternal organizations.
Legislative office
[edit]In 1956 he was elected to the 6th Senatorial District (the 7th, 10th, & 13th Wards of the City of Milwaukee) to succeed fellow Democrat William A. Schmidt, who was not running for re-election. Moser obtained a plurality in a four-way Democratic primary election against State Representative Cecil B. Brown Jr., former State Representative John Schaller, and Brown Deer village trustee Fred W. Voigt; and was unopposed in the general election.[1] He served as the floor leader for Senate Democrats in the 1960 session, and was elected a Kennedy delegate to the 1960 Democratic National Convention. He easily turned aside challenges from Schaller in the 1960 primary, and from Republican Delbert Fowler in the general election; and served again as the Democratic floor leader in the 1961 session, leading the fight against the adoption of a sales tax in Wisconsin;[2] but resigned effective Feb. 1, 1962 to become a Milwaukee County judge. He was succeeded by fellow Democrat Martin J. Schreiber.[3]
Judiciary
[edit]In 1971, he was elected without opposition as a Wisconsin Circuit Court judge.[4] He was re-elected in 1977, and in April 1978 was elected to the newly created Court of Appeals District 1.[5] In 1980, he fended off a re-election challenge from Christ T. Seraphim, winning by 195,256 to 137,262.[6] He was unopposed in 1986, and became Presiding Judge of the District 1 Court of Appeals. He did not run for re-election in 1992, and was succeeded on the Court by Charles B. Schudson.
Death
[edit]Moser died April 11, 2003, leaving behind a wife, Mary Bernadette, a son, William, and a daughter, Mary Magdalen.
References
[edit]- ^ Toepel, M. G.; Kuehn, Hazel L., eds. The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1958 Madison: State of Wisconsin, 1958; pp. 22, 671, 776
- ^ "2003 Senate Joint Resolution 235: ENROLLED JOINT RESOLUTION Relating to: the life and public service of William R. Moser." State of Wisconsin
- ^ Toepel, M. G.; Theobald, H. Rupert, eds. The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1962 Madison: State of Wisconsin, 1962; pp. 21, 758, 792, 866.
- ^ The state of Wisconsin Blue Book, 1971 Madison: Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau, distributed by Document Sales, 1971; p. 351.
- ^ Theobald, H. Rupert; Robbins, Patricia V., eds. The State of Wisconsin 1979-1980 Blue Book Madison: Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau, distributed by Document Sales, 1979-1980; p. 680.
- ^ Theobald, H. Rupert; Robbins, Patricia V., eds. The State of Wisconsin 1981-1982 Blue Book Madison: Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau, distributed by Document Sales, 1981-1982; p. 866.