Robert W. Dean (June 11, 1923 – November 10, 1987) was an American judge and legislator from

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Biography

Born in

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, Dean received his bachelor's degree and law degrees from the

University of Wisconsin–Madison The University of Wisconsin–Madison (University of Wisconsin, Wisconsin, UW, UW–Madison, or simply Madison) is a public land-grant research university in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. It was founded in 1848 when Wisconsin achieved st ...

. During

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

, he served in the

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. After college, he moved to

Wausau, Wisconsin Wausau ( ) is a city in Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States, and its county seat. It is located along the Wisconsin River and had a population of 39,994 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It is the core city of the Wausau ...

to practice law. From 1959 to 1962, he served in the

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and in 1962 was appointed a

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judge. From 1978 until his retirement in 1986, he served in the

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.Judge Robert W. Dean, Wisconsin Court of Appeals
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