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Romanzo Bunn

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Romanzo Bunn
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Prior offices:
United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin
Years in office: 1877 - 1905
Education
Law
Read law, 1853
Personal
Birthplace
New York


Romanzo Bunn (1829-1909) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin.[1]

He was nominated by President Rutherford B. Hayes on October 25, 1877. He was confirmed by the Senate on October 30, 1877, and received commission that same day. He retired on January 9, 1905.[1] Bunn was succeeded in this position by Arthur Loomis Sanborn.

Early life and education

  • Read law, 1853[1]

Professional career

  • Private practice, Ellicottville, New York, 1853-1854
  • Private practice, Galesville, Wisconsin, 1854-1861
  • District attorney, Galesville, Wisconsin, 1857-1858
  • Member, Wisconsin State Legislature, 1859
  • Private practice, Sparta, Wisconsin, 1861-1868
  • Judge, Circuit Court of Wisconsin, 6th Judicial Circuit, 1868-1877
  • Professor of law, University of Wisconsin, 1878-1885[1]

Judicial career

Western District of Wisconsin

Bunn was nominated by President Rutherford B. Hayes on October 25, 1877. He was confirmed by the Senate on October 30, 1877, and received commission that same day. He retired on January 9, 1905.[1] Bunn was succeeded in this position by Arthur Loomis Sanborn.

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by:
James Campbell Hopkins
Western District of Wisconsin
1877–1905
Seat #1
Succeeded by:
Arthur Loomis Sanborn