Statewide County WI Archives Biographies.....SIEBECKER, ROBERT G.
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Author: Beck, J. D.

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.

JUSTICES OF THE SUPREME COURT.

ROBERT G. SIEBECKER was born October 17, 1854, in Sauk
county, Wisconsin. He was educated in the district school
until he was seventeen and he then attended a private
academy at Madison for two years. He entered the
University of Wisconsin in September, 1874, and graduated
in June, 1878. In the fall of this year he entered the law
school of the university and he graduated therefrom in
June, 1880. He was admitted to the bar on examination in
September, 1879. In October of that year he began the
practice of law at Madison and this he continued until his
appointment as Judge of the Ninth judicial circuit on
January 7th, 1890. In March, 1886, he was elected city
attorney of Madison and was annually re-elected until he
went on the circuit bench. In April, 1890, he was elected
judge of the circuit court for the unexpired term and for
the ensuing full term. He was twice thereafter re-elected
to this position without opposition. On April 7th, 1903,
he was elected a justice of the supreme, court, for the
term beginning in January, 1904, and on April 9th, was
appointed for the unexpired term in this office, caused by
the death of Justice C. V. Bardeen.

Additional Comments:
Beck, J. D. . The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin.
Madison, Wis.: Democrat Printing Co., State Printer, 1909.

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