William R. Moser

October 14, 1927 (age 75)

Chicago, Illinois, United States

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 Assemblyman Cecil B. Brown, Junior., former Assemblyman John Schaller, and Brown Deer village trustee Fred West. Voigt. And was unopposed in the general election. 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. But resigned effective February 1, 1962 to become a Milwaukee County judge. He was succeeded by fellow Democrat Martin J. Schreiber. In 1971, he was elected without opposition as a circuit court judge. He was re-elected in 1977, and in April 1978 was elected to the newly created Court of Appeals District 1. In 1980, he fended off a re-election challenge from Christ T. Seraphim, winning by 195,256 to 137,262. 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.

William R. Moser

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Background

Moser, William R. was born on October 14, 1927 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.

Education

He was educated in Milwaukee parochial schools (Saint Michael"s Elementary and Saint 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 Saint Norbert College, and Bachelor of Laws from Marquette University Law School, and went into practice as an attorney.

Career

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 Assemblyman Cecil B. Brown, Junior., former Assemblyman John Schaller, and Brown Deer village trustee Fred West. Voigt. And was unopposed in the general election.

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.

But resigned effective February 1, 1962 to become a Milwaukee County judge.

He was succeeded by fellow Democrat Martin J. Schreiber.

In 1971, he was elected without opposition as a circuit court judge. He was re-elected in 1977, and in April 1978 was elected to the newly created Court of Appeals District 1. In 1980, he fended off a re-election challenge from Christ T. Seraphim, winning by 195,256 to 137,262.

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.

Achievements

William R. Moser has been listed as a reputable judge, legal educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member disciplinary disability committee Wisconsin Judicial Commission, Madison, 1978-1986. Served to corporal United States Army, 1945-1947, PTO. Member American Bar Association, Wisconsin Bar Association, Milwaukee Bar Association, Wisconsin Bar Foundation (life), American Judicature Society.

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Married Mary Bernadette, July 2, 1956. Children: William Reding, Mary Magdalan.

Spouse:: Mary Bernadette
child:: William Reding Moser
child:: Mary Magdalan Moser

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