Background
Vinje, Aad John was born on November 10, 1857 in Voss, Norway. Son of John and Ingeborg (Klove) Vinje.
Vinje, Aad John was born on November 10, 1857 in Voss, Norway. Son of John and Ingeborg (Klove) Vinje.
Came to the United States, 1869. Bachelor of Science, University of Wisconsin, 1884, Bachelor of Laws, 1887, Doctor of Laws, 1924.
Assistant state librarian of Wisconsin, 1884-1889. Assistant Supreme Court reporter, 1889-1891. Practiced at Superior, Wisconsin, 1891-1895.
Judge 11th Judicial Circuit, Wisconsin, 1895-1910.
Appointed, September 10, 1910, elected, April 1911, 21, justice Supreme Court, Wisconsin, terms 1912-1922, 1922-1932. Chief justice, February 11, since 1922.
Married Alice Idell Miller, June 5, 1886. Children: Arthur Miller, David Ray (deceased), Janet, Ethel.