Alfred Newman (judge)

Alfred William Newman (April 5, 1834 – January 11, 1898) was an American lawyer, judge, and politician in Wisconsin. He was a justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court for the last four years of his life, after fifteen years as a Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge. Earlier in his career he served in the Wisconsin State Senate and Wisconsin State Assembly.

The Honorable Alfred W. Newman
Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court
In office January 1, 1894 – January 11, 1898
Preceded by	William P. Lyon
Succeeded by	Charles V. Bardeen
Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge for the 6th Circuit
In office January 1, 1878 – January 1, 1894
Preceded by	Romanzo Bunn
Succeeded by	Joseph McKeen Morrow
Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge for the 13th Circuit
In office January 1, 1877 – January 1, 1878
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	A. Scott Sloan
Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 32nd district
In office January 1, 1868 – January 1, 1870
Preceded by	Joseph G. Thorp
Succeeded by	William T. Price
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Buffalo–Pepin–Trempealeau district
In office January 1, 1863 – January 1, 1864
Preceded by	Orlando Brown
Succeeded by	Fayette Allen
Personal details
Born	Alfred William Newman (1834-04-05)April 5, 1834 Durham, New York
Died	January 11, 1898(1898-01-11) (aged 63)
Resting place	Trempealeau Cemetery Trempealeau, Wisconsin
Children	May (Heuston) (b. 1862; died 1940)
Alma mater	Hamilton College

Biography

Born in Durham, New York, Newman graduated from Hamilton College in 1857. After studying law he was admitted to the New York Bar. In 1858, he moved to Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, where he was elected judge and then district attorney. In 1863, Newman served in the Wisconsin State Assembly and in 1868–1869, served in the Wisconsin State Senate. In 1876, Newman was elected judge of the Wisconsin Circuit Court for the newly created 13th Circuit. The next year, however, the circuits were redrawn and he became Judge of the 6th Circuit. He remained judge of the 6th Circuit until 1894, when he began his term on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, where he served until his death.^[1][2]

Electoral history

Wisconsin Supreme Court Election, 1893^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
General Election, April 7, 1893
	Nonpartisan	Alfred W. Newman	123,476	61.93%
	Nonpartisan	Charles M. Webb	73,803	37.02%
		Scattering	2,092	1.05%
Total votes			'199,371'	'100.0%'

Notes

1. "Newman, Alfred William 1834 - 1898". Archived from the original on 2011-06-10.
2. "Wisconsin Court System - Alfred W. Newman". Archived from the original on 2010-06-09. Retrieved 2010-07-13.
3. Casson, Henry, ed. (1895). "Part III. Election statistics". The Blue Book of the state of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. p. 349. Retrieved December 23, 2019.

Legal offices
Preceded by New circuit	Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge for the 13th Circuit 1877 – 1878	Succeeded by A. Scott Sloan
Preceded by Romanzo Bunn	Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge for the 6th Circuit 1878 – 1894	Succeeded by Joseph McKeen Morrow
Preceded by William P. Lyon	Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court 1894 – 1898	Succeeded by Charles V. Bardeen