Robert Willis Warren (August 30, 1925 – August 20, 1998) was a

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for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. He had previously served as

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and represented

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and Calumet Counties in the

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Education and career

Born in Raton,

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, Warren received a

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degree from

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in 1950, a

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from the

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in 1951, and a

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from the

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in 1956. He was in the

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, 95th Infantry, from 1943 to 1946. He served in Europe during

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and was wounded in

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, receiving a

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. He became a foreign affairs officer in the

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from 1951 to 1953. Warren practiced law in

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, from 1956 to 1957, and then moved to Green Bay, where he practiced law from 1957 to 1959. He was an assistant district attorney of Brown County, Wisconsin, from 1959 to 1961, and became district attorney from 1961 to 1965. Warren was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate from 1965 to 1969. From 1969 until his resignation in 1974, he was attorney general of Wisconsin.

Federal judicial service

Warren was nominated by President

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on August 8, 1974, to a seat on the

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vacated by Judge Robert Emmet Tehan. He was confirmed by the

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on August 22, 1974, and received his commission on August 27, 1974. He served as chief judge from 1986 to 1991. He was appointed a judge of the

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by Chief Justice

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in 1989, serving until 1996. He assumed senior status on August 1, 1991. His service terminated on August 20, 1998, due to his death in

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Warren, Robert W. 1925 births 1998 deaths Judges of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin Macalester College alumni Military personnel from New Mexico Military personnel from Wisconsin People from Raton, New Mexico Politicians from Green Bay, Wisconsin United States district court judges appointed by Gerald Ford University of Wisconsin Law School alumni University of Minnesota alumni District attorneys in Wisconsin Wisconsin attorneys general Wisconsin state senators Judges of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review 20th-century members of the Wisconsin Legislature