Earl D. Morton

Earl Morton
Wisconsin Circuit Judge for the Kenosha Circuit, Branch 1
In office
August 1, 1978 – January 3, 1984
Preceded byTransitioned from 1st circ.
Succeeded byDavid M. Bastianelli
Wisconsin Circuit Judge for the 1st Circuit, Branch 1
In office
April 7, 1973 – July 31, 1978
Appointed byPatrick Lucey
Preceded byGerald J. Boileau
Succeeded byTransitioned to Kenosha circ.
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
from the 22nd district
In office
January 2, 1961 – January 4, 1965
Preceded byWilliam Trinke
Succeeded byJoseph Lourigan
Personal details
Born(1918-11-28)November 28, 1918
Kenosha, Wisconsin, U.S.
DiedOctober 23, 1995(1995-10-23) (aged 76)
Rochester, Minnesota, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Dolores Herrema
​
(m. 1945)​
Education
ProfessionLawyer, judge
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
Years of service1941–1946
RankCaptain, USA
Battles/warsWorld War II

Earl David "Bucky" Morton (November 28, 1918 – October 23, 1995) was an American lawyer, judge, and Republican politician from Kenosha County, Wisconsin. He was a member of the Wisconsin Senate, representing the 22nd Senate district from 1961 to 1965, and later served 11 years as a Wisconsin circuit court judge (1973–1984).

Biography

Earl Morton was born on November 28, 1918, in Kenosha, Wisconsin. He attended Carroll University and Marquette University Law School.[1] During World War II, he served in the United States Army.

Political career

Morton was a member of the Kenosha City Council from 1955 to 1957. He was a member of the Assembly from 1957 to 1960. Morton was a member of the Republican Party.[2] Morton served in the Wisconsin Senate from 1961 to 1965.

Morton was defeated running for re-election in 1964. But shortly after leaving office,he was appointed a county judge in Kenosha County, by governor Warren Knowles. He ran for a vacant Wisconsin circuit court judgeship in 1973 and won the general election. Because the seat was already vacant, governor Patrick Lucey appointed him to begin his term early. He was re-elected without opposition in 1979. He announced his retirement on his 65th birthday, November 28, 1983, leaving office in January 1984.

He died on October 23, 1995, in Rochester, Minnesota.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Morton, Earl D. 1918". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2011-10-23.
  2. ^ "Pleasure Boat Tax Bill Is Up for Consideration". The La Crosse Tribune. October 29, 1961. p. 15. Retrieved July 10, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ Wisconsin Joint Resolution 44

See also

Wisconsin Senate
Preceded by Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 22nd district
January 2, 1961 – January 4, 1965 		Succeeded by
Legal offices
Preceded by Wisconsin Circuit Judge for the 1st Circuit, Branch 1
April 7, 1973 – July 31, 1978 		Circuit abolished
New circuit established Wisconsin Circuit Judge for the Kenosha Circuit, Branch 1
August 1, 1978 – January 3, 1984 		Succeeded by
David M. Bastianelli