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Thomas E. Fairchild
December 25, 1912 - February 12, 2007
Judge Fairchild was elected to the Wisconsin Supreme Court in 1956 and served from January 1957 to August 1966. Although reelected in 1966, he did not serve a second term because on August 11, 1966, President Johnson appointed Judge Fairchild circuit judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. He began service on August 24, 1966, and served as chief judge from February 7, 1975, to July 1, 1981. Judge Fairchild took senior status on August 31, 1981, and until his death, served as a senior circuit judge for the Seventh Circuit and, by designation, for eight other federal circuit courts.
Judge Fairchild attended Deep Springs College and Princeton University and received an A.B. degree from Cornell University in 1934. Graduating from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 1937, he received his LL.B. after completing office practice in 1938. He served as Attorney General of Wisconsin, 1948-1951, and United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, 1951-1952. He also acted as chairman of the Governor's Commission on Constitutional Revision, 1960-1965, served on the Judicial Conference Committee on Administration of the Probation System, 1969-1972 and was a member of the Judicial Conference of the United States, 1975-1981. Judge Fairchild received honorary degrees from the University of Wisconsin, St. Norbert's College, Carthage College and the John Marshall Law School.
Judge Fairchild was a member of the American Bar Association; the state bar associations of Wisconsin and Illinois (honorary); the Federal and Seventh Circuit Bar Associations; the Milwaukee, Chicago, and Dane County Bar Associations; the James E. Doyle Inn of Court (honorary); the American Judicature Society; the Institute of Judicial Administration; and the American Law Institute, where he served on its council. Judge Fairchild also regularly and enthusiastically attended the annual meeting of the Tri-County Bar Association.
Judge Fairchild and his wife, Eleanor (also deceased), had four children: Edward T. Fairchild, Susan Fairchild Chase, Jennifer Fairchild Lord and Andrew D. Fairchild; eight grandchildren: Elliot T. Fairchild, Justin M. Fairchild, Laura K. Chase, Thomas E. Chase, Mitchell F. Watson, Robyn L. Fairchild, Ned A. Fairchild and Emily A. Fairchild; and four great-grandchildren: Zachary S. Watson, Andrew Watson, Kaylin Watson and Nicole Watson.
Thomas E. Fairchild Lecture
The Thomas E. Fairchild Lectureship was established in 1988 at the University of Wisconsin Law School as a tribute to Judge Fairchild. Judge Fairchild, a 1937 UW Law School graduate, was Wisconsin Attorney General, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, circuit judge, justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, and then later chief judge and ultimately senior circuit judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit until his death on February 12, 2007. For 50 years, Judge Fairchild demonstrated both a scholarly regard for those principles of law that generations have molded into the American definition of justice and equality and a remarkable sensitivity to the ever-changing human conditions that make the search for justice and equality an ongoing one.
Initiated by Judge Fairchild’s former law clerks, the lectureship brings to the University of Wisconsin Law School a distinguished member of the legal profession — from the bench, bar, or academia — to speak on a topic of importance to the profession.
2013 Fairchild Lecture
"The War on Drugs"
The Honorable
William J. Bauer
4 p.m.
Friday, April 19, 2013
Godfrey & Kahn Hall
University of Wisconsin Law School
975 Bascom Mall, Madison, Wisconsin
Advance registration requested
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Online by April 9, 2013
For more information:
Contact Lynn Thompson at LFThomp1@wisc.edu or (608) 262-4915
2013 Fairchild Lecturer
The Honorable William J. BauerJudge William J. Bauer has been a member of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit since January 3, 1975. Prior to that, he served on the District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. He was United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, judge of the 18th Judicial Circuit of the State of Illinois, and State’s Attorney of DuPage County, Illinois. He practiced law with the firm of Erlenborn and Bauer, Elmhurst, Illinois, and held the position of adjunct professor at DePaul University College of Law.
Judge Bauer is a graduate of Elmhurst College and DePaul University College of Law. He was an instructor for the National Institute for Trial Advocacy and is past president of the DuPage County Bar Association. He is a frequent lecturer on trial and appellate practice and co-author of a book on criminal procedure.
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Previous Fairchild Lectures
| 1988 | A Judge's Use of History Justice John Paul Stevens
| 1989 Wisconsin Law Review 223 |
| 1989 | The Development of Legal Doctrine Through Amicus Participation: The SEC Experience Dean David S. Ruder
| 1989 Wisconsin Law Review 1167 |
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1990 | The Court of Appeals and the Future of the Federal Judiciary The Honorable Kenneth W. Starr
| 1991 Wisconsin Law Review 1 |
| 1991 | The Judicial Function and the Elusive Goal of Principled Decision Making The Honorable Harry T. Edwards
| 1991 Wisconsin Law Review 837 |
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1993 | Appellate Justice: Fairness or Formulas The Honorable Mary Schroeder
| 1994 Wisconsin Law Review 9 |
| 1994 | Refreshing Institutional Memories: Wisconsin and the American Law Institute Chief Justice Shirley S. Abrahamson
| 1995 Wisconsin Law Review 1 |
| 1995 | The Life of the Law: Principles of Logic and Experience from the United States Justice Sandra Day O'Connor
| 1996 Wisconsin Law Review 1 |
| 1996 | The Shelf Life of Justice Hugo L. Black John P. Frank, Esq.
| 1997 Wisconsin Law Review 1 |
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1997 | Moment of Truth for the Legal Profession Sol M. Linowitz, Esq.
| 1997 Wisconsin Law Review 1211 |
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1998 | The Future of the Independent Counsel Statute The Honorable Lawrence Walsh
| 1998 Wisconsin Law Review 1379 |
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1999 | Old and In the Way: The Demographic Transformation of the Legal Profession and Its Implications for the Delivery of Legal Services Professor Marc Galanter
| 1999 Wisconsin Law Review 6 |
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2000 | Will the Death Penalty Remain Alive in the Twenty-First Century? Mr. Stephen B. Bright, Esq.
| 2001 Wisconsin Law Review 1 |
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2001 | The Market for Data: The Changing Role of Social Sciences in Shaping the Law Professor Elizabeth Warren
| 2002 Wisconsin Law Review 1 |
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2002 | Revitalization of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin in the Mid 20th Century The Honorable Patrick Lucey,
The Honorable Gaylord Nelson, Mrs. Ellen Proxmire, Mr. Alexander Shashko | 2003 Wisconsin Law Review 1 |
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2003 | The Role of District Courts The Honorable Reena Raggi
| 2004 Wisconsin Law Review 1 |
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2004 | Citizenship in a Time of Repression Mr. Michael Traynor, Esq.
| 2005 Wisconsin Law Review 1 |
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2005 | Upholding an Oath to the Constitution: A Legislator's Responsibilities The Honorable Russ Feingold
| 2006 Wisconsin Law Review 1 |
| 2006 | Thomas E. Fairchild: A Judge's Legacy The Honorable Joan Humphrey Lefkow
| 2007 Wisconsin Law Review 1 |
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2007 | Snapshots from the Seventh Circuit: Continuity and Change, 1966 to 2007 The Honorable Diane Wood
| 2008 Wisconsin Law Review 1 |
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2008 | "Thoughts On How the Legal System Treats Jurors" U.S. Attorney Patrick J. Fitzgerald
| 2009 Wisconsin Law Review 1 |
| 2009 | "Its Only Words: Thoughts of a Lawyer and a Novelist" Mr. Scott Turow, Esq.
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| 2010 | "Abraham Lincoln, A Lawyer for the Ages" Mr. John Skilton, Esq., Perkins Coie
| 2011 Wisconsin Law Review 1 |
| 2011 | "Federal Sentencing Policy: A Path For The Future" The Honorable William K. Sessions III
| 2012 Wisconsin Law Review 1 |
| 2012 | "Inequality, Individualized Risk and Insecurity" Professor Michael J. Zimmer
| 2013 Wisconsin Law Review 1 |
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Fairchild Lecture 2009
Fairchild Lecture 2008
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Fairchild Lecture 2007
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Fairchild Lecture 2006
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Fairchild Lecture 2005
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