Background
Fairchild, Thomas Edward was born on December 25, 1912 in Milwaukee. Son of Edward Thomas and Helen (Edwards) Fairchild.
state supreme court justice federal judge
Fairchild, Thomas Edward was born on December 25, 1912 in Milwaukee. Son of Edward Thomas and Helen (Edwards) Fairchild.
Student, Princeton, 1931-1933; Bachelor of Arts, Cornell Univercity, 1934; Bachelor of Laws, University Wisconsin, 1938.
Practiced, Portage, Wisconsin, 1938—1941, Milwaukee, 1945—1948, 1953—1956. Attorney OPA, Chicago, Milwaukee, 1941—1945. Hearing commissioner Chicago Region, 1945.
Attorney general State of Wisconsin, Madison, 1948—1951. Consultant Office of Price Stabilization, 1951. United States attorney (western district) Wisconsin United States Department Justice, 1951—1952.
Justice Wisconsin Supreme Court, 1957—1966. Judge United States Court Appeals (7th Cir), 1966—1981, chief judge, 1975—1981, senior judge, 1981—2007.
Democratic candidate Senator from Wisconsin, 1950, 1952. Member of Knights of Pythias, Federal Bar Association, American Bar Association, American Law Institute, American Judicature Society, Dane County Bar Association, 7th Circuit Bar Association, Milwaukee Bar Association, Wisconsin Bar Association, Phi Delta Phi.
Married Eleanor E. Dahl, July 24, 1937 (deceased 2005). Children: Edward, Susan, Jennifer, Andrew.