Robert M. Curley (November 23, 1922February 12, 2001) was an

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politician and jurist. He was a

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judge for 23 years in

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, and served one term in the

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. His daughter, Patricia S. Curley, is a retired judge of the

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Biography

Born in

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, Curley served in the

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from 1942 through 1946, and remained in the

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until 1960. He attended the

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and received his law degree from Marquette Law School, practicing law from 1948 in Wisconsin. He was elected to the

in 1958 as a

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. He resigned from the Assembly in 1960 to accept appointment to the

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in Milwaukee County (then the 2nd Circuit). He retired from the court in 1983, but was able to serve for five years alongside his daughter, Patricia S. Curley, who had become a circuit court judge in Milwaukee in 1978. Judge Curley married Mary Irene O'Rourke. In addition to their daughter, they had three sons. Judge Curley died at

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Electoral history

Wisconsin Assembly (1958)

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Wisconsin Circuit Court (1963, 1969, 1975, 1981)

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