Background
Sullivan was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1924.
Sullivan was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1924.
Marquette University Law School.
He would graduate from the University of Wisconsin Law School. Having contracted poliomyelitis during childhood, Sullivan died of post-polio syndrome. They had one son, who followed his father into law.
After having served as Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge, Sullivan joined the Court of Appeals in 1984.
He would retire in 1996, but would remain a reserve judge.