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Eugene A. Toepel

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Eugene A. Toepel
Wisconsin Circuit Judge for the La Crosse Circuit, Branch 2
In office
August 1, 1978 – July 31, 1983
Preceded byTransitioned from county court
Succeeded byMichael J. Mulroy
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the La Crosse 2nd district
In office
January 5, 1953 – January 5, 1959
Preceded byHarry W. Schilling
Succeeded byLeland E. Mulder
Personal details
Born(1916-07-29)July 29, 1916
Bangor, Wisconsin, U.S.
DiedJuly 27, 2006(2006-07-27) (aged 89)
De Pere, Wisconsin, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Alma materUniversity of Wisconsin Law School
ProfessionLawyer, politician, judge
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
Years of service1942–1946
Battles/warsWorld War II

Eugene A. Toepel (July 29, 1916 – July 27, 2006) was an American lawyer, jurist, and Republican politician from La Crosse County, Wisconsin. He represented La Crosse County for three terms in the Wisconsin State Assembly (1953–1959), and then served five years as a Wisconsin circuit court judge.

Biography

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Born in Bangor, Wisconsin, Toepel graduated from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 1939. He served in the United States Army in Europe during World War II from 1942 to 1946, then served in the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1953 until 1957 as a Republican. In 1957, Toepel resigned from the Wisconsin State Assembly, when the Governor of Wisconsin Vernon Wallace Thomson appointed Toepel county judge (later Wisconsin Circuit Court judge) in La Crosse County, Wisconsin to fill a vacancy. Toepel served for 25 years until retiring. He died in De Pere, Wisconsin two days before his 90th birthday.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ 'The Wisconsin Blue Book 1956,' Biographical Sketch of Eugene Toepel, p. 48.
  2. ^ 'La Crosse Tribune,' Obituary of Judge Eugene A. Toepel, July 30, 2006, p. B-5.
Wisconsin State Assembly
Preceded by Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the La Crosse 2nd district
January 5, 1953 – January 5, 1959
Succeeded by
Legal offices
New circuit established Wisconsin Circuit Judge for the La Crosse Circuit, Branch 2
August 1, 1978 – July 31, 1983
Succeeded by
Michael J. Mulroy