William R. Moser

William Robert Moser (October 14, 1927  April 11, 2003) was an American lawyer and judge, he was Judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals for 13 years. Earlier, he was a Wisconsin Circuit Court judge in Milwaukee County, and represented Milwaukee County in the Wisconsin State Senate as a Democrat.

The Honorable

William R. Moser
Judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals District I
In office
August 1, 1978  July 31, 1992
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byCharles B. Schudson
Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge for the 2nd Circuit, Branch 16
In office
January 1, 1967  August 1, 1978
Preceded byBranch established
Succeeded byBranch abolished
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
from the 6th district
In office
January 1, 1957  February 1, 1962
Preceded byWilliam A. Schmidt
Succeeded byMartin J. Schreiber
Personal details
Born
William Robert Moser

(1927-10-14)October 14, 1927
Chicago, Illinois
DiedApril 11, 2003(2003-04-11) (aged 75)
Resting placeWood National Cemetery
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Mary Bernadette
Children
  • William Moser
  • Mary Magdalen
Education
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Army
Years of service19451947

Background

Moser was born October 14, 1927, in Chicago. He was educated in Milwaukee parochial schools (St. Michael's Elementary and St. John's Cathedral High School. From 1945-1947 he served in the United States Army as a paratrooper and a criminal investigator; then earned his Bachelor of Science degree at St. Norbert College, and LL.B. from Marquette University Law School, and went into practice as an attorney. He became a member of the Advisory Council to Mayor of Milwaukee Frank P. Zeidler, and a director or active member of various civic, veterans and fraternal organizations.

Legislative office

In 1956 he was elected to the 6th Senatorial District (the 7th, 10th, & 13th Wards of the City of Milwaukee) to succeed fellow Democrat William A. Schmidt, who was not running for re-election. Moser obtained a plurality in a four-way Democratic primary election against State Representative Cecil B. Brown Jr., former State Representative John Schaller, and Brown Deer village trustee Fred W. Voigt; and was unopposed in the general election.[1] He served as the floor leader for Senate Democrats in the 1960 session, and was elected a Kennedy delegate to the 1960 Democratic National Convention. He easily turned aside challenges from Schaller in the 1960 primary, and from Republican Delbert Fowler in the general election; and served again as the Democratic floor leader in the 1961 session, leading the fight against the adoption of a sales tax in Wisconsin;[2] but resigned effective Feb. 1, 1962 to become a Milwaukee County judge. He was succeeded by fellow Democrat Martin J. Schreiber.[3]

Judiciary

In 1971, he was elected without opposition as a Wisconsin Circuit Court judge.[4] He was re-elected in 1977, and in April 1978 was elected to the newly created Court of Appeals District 1.[5] In 1980, he fended off a re-election challenge from Christ T. Seraphim, winning by 195,256 to 137,262.[6] He was unopposed in 1986, and became Presiding Judge of the District 1 Court of Appeals. He did not run for re-election in 1992, and was succeeded on the Court by Charles B. Schudson.

Death

Moser died April 11, 2003, leaving behind a wife, Mary Bernadette, a son, William, and a daughter, Mary Magdalen.

References

  1. Toepel, M. G.; Kuehn, Hazel L., eds. The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1958 Madison: State of Wisconsin, 1958; pp. 22, 671, 776
  2. "2003 Senate Joint Resolution 235: ENROLLED JOINT RESOLUTION Relating to: the life and public service of William R. Moser." State of Wisconsin
  3. Toepel, M. G.; Theobald, H. Rupert, eds. The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1962 Madison: State of Wisconsin, 1962; pp. 21, 758, 792, 866.
  4. The state of Wisconsin Blue Book, 1971 Madison: Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau, distributed by Document Sales, 1971; p. 351.
  5. Theobald, H. Rupert; Robbins, Patricia V., eds. The State of Wisconsin 1979-1980 Blue Book Madison: Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau, distributed by Document Sales, 1979-1980; p. 680.
  6. Theobald, H. Rupert; Robbins, Patricia V., eds. The State of Wisconsin 1981-1982 Blue Book Madison: Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau, distributed by Document Sales, 1981-1982; p. 866.
Legal offices
Preceded by
New branch
Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge for the 2nd Circuit, Branch 16
1967  1978
Succeeded by
Branch abolished
Preceded by
New court
Judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals District I
1978  1992
Succeeded by
Charles B. Schudson
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