Justice Walter V. Schaefer

  • Born:
    December 10, 1904 in Grand Rapids, MI
  • Education:

    University of Chicago
  • Illinois Supreme Court Justice:
    1951-1976
  • Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice:
    1953-1954, 1960-1961
  • Succeeded:
    Francis S. Wilson
  • Succeeded by:
    James A. Dooley
  • Represented:
    7th District (1951-1964), 1st District (1964-1970), 1st District (1970-1976)
  • Political Party
    Democrat
  • Died:
    June 15, 1986 in Chicago, IL
  • Notes:
    Portrait courtesy of the Illinois Supreme Court

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