Chester Almeron Fowler (December 24, 1862April 8, 1948) was an American judge in the state of

Wisconsin Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake M ...

. He was a justice of the

Wisconsin Supreme Court The Wisconsin Supreme Court is the highest appellate court in Wisconsin. The Supreme Court has jurisdiction over original actions, appeals from lower courts, and regulation or administration of the practice of law in Wisconsin. Location The Wi ...

for the last 19 years of his life, after serving 25 years as a Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge.

Biography

Fowler was born Chester Almeron Fowler to Franklin Dwight and Maria Fowler in

Rubicon, Wisconsin Rubicon is a town in Dodge County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,005 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Rubicon and Saylesville are located in the town. The unincorporated community of Woodland is also located ...

. On May 30, 1892, he married Carrie J. Smith. He graduated from what is now the

University of Wisconsin–Whitewater The University of Wisconsin–Whitewater (UW–Whitewater or UWW) is a public university in Whitewater, Wisconsin. It is part of the University of Wisconsin System. Student enrollment in the 2014–2015 academic year was more than 12,000. The un ...

and taught school. He studied law in

Iowa Iowa () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states: Wisconsin to the northeast, Illinois to the ...

and graduated from the

University of Wisconsin A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, t ...

. He then practiced law in

Omaha, Nebraska Omaha ( ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Nebraska and the county seat of Douglas County. Omaha is in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about north of the mouth of the Platte River. The nation's 39th-largest cit ...

, until returning to Wisconsin with his law partner.

Career

Fowler was a circuit judge in Wisconsin from 1905 to 1929. He was appointed to the

at the end of 1929 to replace the deceased Chief Justice

Aad J. Vinje Aad John Vinje (November 10, 1857March 23, 1929) was a Norwegian American immigrant, lawyer, and jurist. He was the 12th chief justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, serving from 1922 until his death in 1929. He previously served 15 years as a ...

. The following spring, he won election to the remainder of the term and was re-elected twice more before dying in office in 1948.

Electoral history

Wisconsin Supreme Court (1916)

, colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;", General Election, April 1916

Wisconsin Supreme Court (1930, 1931, 1941)

, colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;", General Election, April 1, 1930 , colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;", General Election, April 7, 1931 , colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;", General Election, April 1, 1941

References

, - {{DEFAULTSORT:Fowler, Chester A. People from Rubicon, Wisconsin University of Wisconsin Law School alumni University of Wisconsin–Whitewater alumni Justices of the Wisconsin Supreme Court Wisconsin circuit court judges 1862 births 1948 deaths