John D. Wickhem

John Dunne Wickhem (May 25, 1888 – June 19, 1949) was an American lawyer and jurist from Beloit, Wisconsin. He was a justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court from 1930 until his death in 1949. Prior to joining the court, he worked as a professor at the University of Wisconsin Law School.

Biography John D. Wickhem was born in Beloit, Wisconsin, in May 1888. He was raised and educated in Beloit, and went on to earn his bachelor's degree from Beloit College in 1910. After graduating, he taught school in Beloit for four years until entering the University of Wisconsin Law School. He graduated after just two years, speeding up his progression with summer courses. After law school, he went to work in the law office of Burr W. Jones until 1917, when he moved to Milwaukee. He was subsequently elected to a full ten-year term in 1933 and was re-elected in 1943.