Ted E. Wedemeyer, Jr.

Ted E. Wedemeyer Jr. (August 30, 1932 – July 23, 2008) was an American lawyer and a judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals. Wedemeyer served twice on the court's Milwaukee-based District I; he was the district's presiding judge from 1983 to 1985 and from 1992 until 2007.

Early life and career Wedemeyer's father, Ted Sr., was an attorney and politician who served as a Milwaukee alderman, as a civil court judge, and as a Milwaukee County supervisor. Wedemeyer Jr. graduated from Marquette University Law School and worked as a private practice attorney in Milwaukee from 1957 to 1974. Wedemeyer was active in Democratic politics; he served on the executive board of the Milwaukee County Democratic Party and chaired Milwaukee Mayor Henry Maier's campaign committee. In the early 1970s, Wedemeyer was appointed by Maier to chair the Milwaukee Board of Zoning Appeals. Wedemeyer unseated Randa in the April general election; Instead, he was challenged for reelection to the Court of Appeals by Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Ralph Adam Fine, who touted his opposition to plea bargaining and defeated Wedemeyer after a contentious campaign. Governor Tommy Thompson, a Republican, appointed Wedemeyer to replace Fine on the circuit court.

In 1992, Wedemeyer was returned to the Court of Appeals; he was elected without opposition to a newly created seat in District I. He became the district's presiding judge in the same year, occupying that office until 2007. but failed to survive the February primary election.

Wedemeyer was noted for his involvement in community service activities. Active in promoting soccer in Wisconsin through the Milwaukee Kickers organization, he was inducted into the Wisconsin Soccer Association Hall of Fame in 1992.

Death Wedemeyer died of lung cancer, while still in office, on July 23, 2008.

Electoral history

Wisconsin Circuit Court (1978)

Wisconsin Court of Appeals (1982, 1988, 1992)

Wisconsin Supreme Court (1995)

Wisconsin Court of Appeals (1997, 2003)