The Honorable Marvin B. Rosenberry | |
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_(1).jpg) Rosenberry circa 1940 | |
| 13th Chief Justice of theWisconsin Supreme Court | |
| In office March 23, 1929 – January 1950 | |
| Preceded by | Aad J. Vinje |
| Succeeded by | Oscar M. Fritz |
| Justice of theWisconsin Supreme Court | |
| In office February 12, 1916 – January 1950 | |
| Appointed by | Emanuel L. Philipp |
| Preceded by | John Barnes |
| Succeeded by | Edward J. Gehl |
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| Born | Marvin Bristol Rosenberry (1868-02-12)February 12, 1868 River Styx, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | February 15, 1958(1958-02-15) (aged 90) |
| Resting place | Pine Grove Cemetery Wausau, Wisconsin |
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| Alma mater | University of Michigan Law School |
| Profession | lawyer, judge |
Marvin Bristol Rosenberry (February 12, 1868 – February 15, 1958) was anAmerican lawyer and judge from theU.S. state ofWisconsin. He was the 13th Chief Justice of theWisconsin Supreme Court, and was the longest-serving chief justice in the court's history, having served nearly 21 years in the role.
Born inRiver Styx, Ohio, Rosenberry and his family moved toFulton, Michigan, where they had a farm. Rosenberry went to what is nowEastern Michigan University and then taught school for a few years. He then received his law degree from theUniversity of Michigan Law School and opened a law office inWausau, Wisconsin.
In 1916, he was appointed to theWisconsin Supreme Court and, in 1929, Rosenberry became chief justice of the Supreme Court serving until his retirement in 1950.[1][2] For almost 21 of his nearly 34 years on the bench, Rosenberry served as chief justice. By the time of his retirement, his opinions were published in 91 volumes of theWisconsin Reports and he had participated in more than 11,000 cases, approximately 50 percent of all cases heard before the Wisconsin Supreme Court since its inception.
In 1950, the state had not passed a fullredistricting plan in 30 years. Responding to the courts and public opinion, the Legislature appointed a special redistricting committee and asked Judge Rosenberry to chair.[3] Rosenberry took up the duty, the commission produced a viable plan within four months, and the Legislature passed the plan in the 1951 session (1951 Wisc. Act 728).[4][5][6] After two more years of political wrangling, the plan was utilized in 1954 and remained the state district plan through 1963. During the wrangling over the plan, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that the Legislature could only enact one redistricting plan per census.[7]
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| Preceded by | Justice of theWisconsin Supreme Court February 12, 1916 – January 1950 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Chief Justice of theWisconsin Supreme Court March 23, 1929 – January 1950 | Succeeded by |
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