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Roland B. Day (June 11, 1919 – July 26, 2008)〔http://www.lacrossetribune.com/articles/2008/07/29/newsupdate/15day.txt〕 was Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice from 1974 to 1996, and Chief Justice from 1995 to 1996.〔http://www.wicourts.gov/about/judges/supreme/retired/day.htm Wisconsin Court System Biography〕 ==Personal life== Roland B. Day was born June 11, 1919, in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, and was raised in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. He received his bachelor's and law degrees from the University of Wisconsin in 1942 and 1947, respectively. He served overseas in the United States Army during World War II. Day was a law trainee in the Office of the Attorney General in 1947, and was the first assistant district attorney for Dane County from 1949 to 1952. From 1957 to 1958, he served as legal counsel to Senator William Proxmire in Washington, D.C. Upon returning to Madison, Day resumed law practice until 1974. During this period, he was chair of the Madison Public Housing Authority, which during his tenure built the first public housing units in Madison; served as special counsel to Governor John W. Reynolds in the reapportionment case before the Wisconsin Supreme Court, which became the first state court in the nation to reapportion legislative districts on the basis of one person, one vote. He also represented the mayor of Madison in a civil action challenging his right to go forward with the building of the Monona Terrace and served on the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin system from 1972 to 1974. Day was married to Mary Jane (Purcell). They had one daughter, Sarah. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Roland B. Day」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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