Christian Doerfler (March 2, 1862 in

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– June 10, 1934) was a justice of the

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. He graduated from the

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in 1885. Doerfler was married to Julia Anderson. They had one son.

Public service and career

Doerfler was Commissioner of

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before serving as Assistant District Attorney of

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from 1889 to 1891. He was a delegate to the

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in 1912 and 1916. In 1921, he was appointed to the Supreme Court by Governor

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. Doerfler remained a member until his resignation in 1929 after he began to suffer from poor health.

References

Politicians from Milwaukee Justices of the Wisconsin Supreme Court Wisconsin Republicans Wisconsin lawyers University of Wisconsin Law School alumni 1862 births 1934 deaths Lawyers from Milwaukee {{Wisconsin-state-judge-stub