Timothy Brown (judge)


Timothy Brown was an American lawyer and judge from Wisconsin. He was the 18th Chief Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

Biography

Born in Madison, Wisconsin, Brown graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and received his law degree from Harvard Law School. During World War I, Brown served in the United States Navy. Brown practiced law in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and served as executive counsel to the Governor of Wisconsin. In 1949, he joined the Wisconsin Supreme Court and in 1962 became chief justice of the court, retiring in 1964.
Brown died in a nursing home on December 31, 1977, leaving an estate valued at $3 million.