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The Honorable
William H. Dieterich
The Honorable William H. Dieterich
Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court
	In office; January 1, 1959 – July 23, 1964
Preceded by	Emmert L. Wingert
Succeeded by	Nathan Heffernan
Personal details
Born	William Herbert Dieterich; December 18, 1897; Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Died	July 23, 1964 (aged 66); Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Resting place	Pleasant Hill Cemetery; Hartford, Wisconsin
Political party	Republican
Spouses	Kathryn Marie Block; (died 1990);
Children	William H. Dieterich III;
Parents	William V. Dieterich (father); Martha (Wolf) Dieterich (mother);
Alma mater	University of Wisconsin–Madison; Marquette University Law School;
Profession	lawyer, judge
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1917–1919
Unit	120th Field Artillery
Battles/wars	World War I

William Herbert Dieterich (December 18, 1897 – July 23, 1964) was an attorney and jurist from Wisconsin. He was a justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court from 1959 until his death in 1964.^[1]

Early life

He was born at his father's farm in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin.^[2] He enlisted in the Wisconsin National Guard in 1917 during World War I. He helped found the American Legion.^[2]

After the war was over, he went to college at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the University of Montana and later to law school at Marquette University Law School.^[1] He passed his bar exam in 1923 to become a lawyer.

Career

He served as a trial attorney in Milwaukee and Washington Counties for 36 years.^[1] He lost several elections for Wisconsin's Attorney General and Wisconsin Supreme Court.^[2]

Dieterich was first elected to the Wisconsin Supreme Court in 1958, when he defeated Emmert L. Wingert in 1958 to become a Justice.^[2] In 1961, he convinced the Wisconsin Legislature to employ law clerks for the Supreme Court.^[2]

Personal life

He had a son William H. Dieterich III with his wife Kathryn Block.^[2] Dieterich died on July 23, 1964.

Electoral history

Wisconsin Attorney General (1948)

Wisconsin Attorney General Election, 1948^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Primary Election, September 21, 1948
	Republican	Donald J. Martin	154,128	36.75%
	Republican	William H. Dieterich	104,187	24.84%
	Democratic	Thomas E. Fairchild	97,435	23.23%
	Republican	Frank X. Didier	27,316	6.51%
	Republican	Grover L. Broadfoot (incumbent)	26,572	6.34%
	Progressive	Michael Essin	6,180	1.47%
	Socialist	Anna Mae Davis	3,606	0.86%
Total votes			'*419,424'*	'*100.0%'*
General Election, November 2, 1948
	Democratic	Thomas E. Fairchild	622,312	50.67%	+21.96%
	Republican	Donald J. Martin	583,298	47.49%	−22.47%
	Progressive	Michael Essin	11,908	0.97%
	Socialist	Anna Mae Davis	10,641	0.87%	−0.46%
Total votes			'*1,228,159'*	'*100.0%'*	+25.88%
	Democratic gain from Republican

Wisconsin Supreme Court (1956, 1958)

Wisconsin Supreme Court Election, 1956^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Primary Election, March 6, 1956
	Independent	Thomas E. Fairchild	250,442	71.77%
	Independent	William H. Dieterich	68,288	19.57%
	Independent	Clair L. Finch	30,244	8.67%
Total votes			'*348,974'*	'*100.0%'*
General Election, April 3, 1956
	Independent	Thomas E. Fairchild	574,429	77.59%
	Independent	William H. Dieterich	165,953	22.41%
Total votes			'*740,382'*	'*100.0%'*

Wisconsin Supreme Court Election, 1958^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
General Election, April 1, 1958
	Independent	William H. Dieterich	232,955	52.43%	+30.02%
	Independent	Emmert L. Wingert (incumbent)	211,319	47.57%
Total votes			'*444,274'*	'*100.0%'*	-41.32%

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c "Dieterich, William Herbert 1897". Wisconsin Historical Society. 2017-08-08. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Wisconsin Court System - Justice William H. Dieterich". www.wicourts.gov. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
^ Ohm, Howard F.; Kuehn, Hazel L., eds. (1950). "Parties and elections". The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1950 (Report). pp. 651, 753. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
^ Toepel, M.G.; Kuehn, Hazel L., eds. (1958). "Parties and elections: the judicial and nonpartisan elections". The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1958 (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 780–781. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
^ Toepel, M.G.; Kuehn, Hazel L., eds. (1960). "Wisconsin state party platforms and elections". The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1960 (Report). State of Wisconsin. p. 701. Retrieved November 23, 2019.

Party political offices
Preceded by Otto F. Christenson	Progressive nominee for Attorney General of Wisconsin 1942, 1944	Succeeded by None

[WHS-1] "Dieterich, William Herbert 1897". Wisconsin Historical Society. 2017-08-08. Retrieved 2023-09-20.

[WICourts-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Wisconsin Court System - Justice William H. Dieterich". www.wicourts.gov. Retrieved 2023-09-20.

[bb1950-3] Ohm, Howard F.; Kuehn, Hazel L., eds. (1950). "Parties and elections". The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1950 (Report). pp. 651, 753. Retrieved November 23, 2019.

[bb1958-4] Toepel, M.G.; Kuehn, Hazel L., eds. (1958). "Parties and elections: the judicial and nonpartisan elections". The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1958 (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 780–781. Retrieved November 23, 2019.

[bb1960-5] Toepel, M.G.; Kuehn, Hazel L., eds. (1960). "Wisconsin state party platforms and elections". The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1960 (Report). State of Wisconsin. p. 701. Retrieved November 23, 2019.

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