Myron L. Gordon
Myron L. Gordon | |
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Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin | |
In office February 12, 1983 – November 3, 2009 | |
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin | |
In office March 4, 1967 – February 12, 1983 | |
Appointed by | Lyndon B. Johnson |
Preceded by | Seat established by 80 Stat. 75 |
Succeeded by | Thomas John Curran |
Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court | |
In office January 1, 1962 – March 4, 1967 | |
Preceded by | John E. Martin |
Succeeded by | Connor Hansen |
Judge of the Wisconsin 2nd Circuit, Branch 3 | |
In office January 4, 1955 – January 1, 1962 | |
Preceded by | Elmer W. Roller |
Succeeded by | John A. Decker |
Personal details | |
Born | Kenosha, Wisconsin, U.S. | February 11, 1918
Died | November 3, 2009 Palm Desert, California, U.S. | (aged 91)
Spouses |
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Children | 3 |
Education | ) |
Profession | Lawyer, judge |
Myron L. Gordon (February 11, 1918 – November 3, 2009) was an American lawyer and jurist from
Education and career
Born in
In 1961, he sought election to the Wisconsin Supreme Court in the seat being vacated by the retirement of chief justice John E. Martin. Gordon survived the nonpartisan primary in March 1961, and went on to face former state attorney general Stewart G. Honeck in the general election. Gordon prevailed with 52% of the vote in the April general election.[3][4][5]
Federal judicial service
Gordon was nominated by President Lyndon B. Johnson on January 16, 1967, to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, to a new seat created by 80 Stat. 75. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 2, 1967, and received his commission on March 4, 1967. He assumed senior status on February 12, 1983. He served in that status until his death on November 3, 2009, in Palm Desert, California.[6][7][5]
Personal life and family
Myron Gordon was a son of Jewish immigrants Samuel R. and Janet (née Ruppa) Gordon. His father was born in Poland and his mother was born in Russia.[8] Myron had one older brother, Norvan, who was a medical doctor in Milwaukee County.[9]
Myron Gordon married Ruth Peggy Siesel on August 16, 1942.[10] They had three children together before her death from post-surgical complications in 1973.[11] Gordon subsequently remarried, and was survived by his second wife, Myra.[4]
Electoral history
Wisconsin Circuit Court (1953)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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General Election, April 7, 1953 | |||||
Nonpartisan
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Leo B. Hanley | 105,303 | 51.41% | ||
Nonpartisan
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Myron L. Gordon | 99,546 | 48.59% | ||
Plurality | 5,757 | 2.81% | |||
Total votes | 204,849 | 100.0% |
Wisconsin Circuit Court (1954, 1960)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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General Election, April 6, 1954 | |||||
Nonpartisan
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Myron L. Gordon | 98,900 | 63.91% | ||
Nonpartisan
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Elmer W. Roller (incumbent) | 55,837 | 36.09% | ||
Plurality | 43,063 | 27.83% | |||
Total votes | 154,737 | 100.0% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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General Election, April 5, 1960 | |||||
Nonpartisan
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Myron L. Gordon | 246,695 | 100.0% | ||
Total votes | 246,695 | 100.0% |
Wisconsin Supreme Court (1961)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Nonpartisan Primary, March 7, 1961 | |||||
Nonpartisan
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Stewart G. Honeck | 177,890 | 51.21% | ||
Nonpartisan
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Myron L. Gordon | 145,270 | 41.82% | ||
Nonpartisan
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Christ Alexopoulos | 24,230 | 6.97% | ||
Total votes | 347,390 | 100.0% | |||
General Election, April 4, 1961 | |||||
Nonpartisan
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Myron L. Gordon | 399,408 | 52.16% | ||
Nonpartisan
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Stewart G. Honeck | 366,390 | 47.84% | ||
Plurality | 33,018 | 4.31% | |||
Total votes | 765,798 | 100.0% |
See also
References
- ^ a b Toepel, M. G.; Kuehn, Hazel L., eds. (1954). "Parties and Elections". The Wisconsin Blue Book 1954 (Report). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. p. 773. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
- ^ a b Toepel, M. G.; Kuehn, Hazel L., eds. (1954). "Addenda". The Wisconsin Blue Book 1954 (Report). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. p. 781. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Wisconsin Elections". The Wisconsin Blue Book 1962 (Report). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. 1962. pp. 870, 871, 872. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
- ^ a b "Former Justices - Justice Myron L. Gordon". Wisconsin Court System. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
- ^ a b Myron L. Gordon at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ "Former justice Myron L. Gordon remembered as 'top-notch' jurist". Wisconsin Court System.
- ^ Don Walker (November 4, 2009). "Gordon ruled in Milwaukee 14 case". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
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Sources
- Myron L. Gordon at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.