Robert Emmet Tehan

Who was Robert Emmet Tehan?

Robert Emmet Tehan was a United States federal judge.

Tehan was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He received an A.B. from Marquette University in 1927. He received an LL.B. from Marquette University Law School in 1929. He was in private practice in Wisconsin from 1930 to 1949. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1937 to 1942. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate from 1942 to 1948.

Tehan was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. Tehan was nominated by President Harry S. Truman on April 5, 1949, to a seat vacated by F. Ryan Duffy. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 17, 1949, and received his commission on May 19, 1949. He served as chief judge from 1954 to 1971. He assumed senior status on June 30, 1971. Tehan served until his death on November 27, 1975.

He died in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.