Emmert L. Wingert

The Honorable
Emmert L. Wingert
The Honorable Emmert L. Wingert
Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court
	In office; September 5, 1956 – January 1, 1959
Appointed by	Walter J. Kohler, Jr.
Preceded by	Edward J. Gehl
Succeeded by	William H. Dieterich
Personal details
Born	Emmert Laurson Wingert; April 2, 1899; Mount Carroll, Illinois
Died	February 1, 1971 (aged 71); Wisconsin
Resting place	Forest Hill Cemetery; Madison, Wisconsin
Political party	Republican
Education	Beloit College; Harvard Law School;
Profession	lawyer, judge

Emmert Laurson Wingert (April 2, 1899 – February 1, 1971) was an American lawyer and judge from Wisconsin. He was a justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court and executive counsel to Governor Walter J. Kohler, Sr.

Biography

Born in Mount Carroll, Illinois, Wingert graduated from Harvard Law School. He practiced law in Madison, Wisconsin, worked in office of the Wisconsin Attorney General, and was executive counsel to Walter J. Kohler, Sr., when he was Governor of Wisconsin. During Kohler's term, Wingert represented Wisconsin at the National Conference on Uniform State Laws. Years later, under Kohler's son, Governor Walter J. Kohler, Jr., Wingert was Vice Chairman of the Governor's Commission on the Study of Retirement Systems, and, after the death of Justice Edward J. Gehl, in 1956, Governor Kohler appointed Wingert to the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Wingert was defeated in his first Supreme Court election, in April 1958, and left office at the end of his term, on January 1, 1959.[1][2]

Electoral history

Wisconsin Supreme Court Election, 1958[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
General Election, April 1, 1958
	Nonpartisan	William H. Dieterich	232,955	52.43%	+30.02%
	Nonpartisan	Emmert L. Wingert (incumbent)	211,319	47.57%
Total votes			444,274	100.0%	-41.32%

Notes

"Justice Emmert Wingert, Wisconsin Supreme Court". Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2011-02-25.
'Wisconsin Blue Book 1958, biographical sketch of Justice Emmert Wingert, pg. 9
Toepel, M.G.; Kuehn, Hazel L., eds. (1960). "Wisconsin state party platforms and elections". The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1960 (Report). State of Wisconsin. p. 701. Retrieved November 23, 2019.

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[1] "Justice Emmert Wingert, Wisconsin Supreme Court". Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2011-02-25.

[2] 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1958, biographical sketch of Justice Emmert Wingert, pg. 9

[bb1960-3] Toepel, M.G.; Kuehn, Hazel L., eds. (1960). "Wisconsin state party platforms and elections". The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1960 (Report). State of Wisconsin. p. 701. Retrieved November 23, 2019.