Statewide County WI Archives Biographies.....VINJE, AAD JOHN November 10, 1857 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/wi/wifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Tina Vickery tsvickery@adelphia.net March 11, 2007, 2:44 pm Author: The State Printing Board, Compiled and Published. MEMBERS OF SUPREME COURT AAD JOHN VINJE came to Wisconsin in his youth and by hard work, close study and an ambition, gradually worked himself up to a position on the bench in the highest tribunal of the state. Born in Norway, Nov. 10, 1857, he came to America with his parents when a lad of 12, the family settling in Marshall county, Iowa. He attended the public schools, Iowa College at Grinnell in the winter of 1873-74, Northwestern University of Iowa, Des Moines 1874-75; taught school three years and entered the University of Wisconsin in 1878, graduating from the literary department in 1884 and the law school in 1887. While attending college he served as assistant in the state library 1884 to 1888; assistant to the Supreme Court reporter 1888 to 1891; practiced law in Superior 1891 to 1895; was appointed judge of the Eleventh judicial circuit Aug. 10, 1895, was reelected and held the office until Sept. 10, 1910, when he was appointed associate justice of the Supreme court to fill the unexpired term of Justice J. E. Dodge, resigned. In 1911 he was re-elected for the full term which expired in January 1922. In 1921 he was again re-elected without opposition for the full term ending January 1932. --- Additional Comments: The Wisconsin Blue Book. The State Printing Board, 1923. 598 - 640. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/wi/history/bluebook/1923/bios/vinje7nbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/wifiles/ File size: 2.0 Kb