George R. Currie

George R. Currie (January 16, 1900June 9, 1983) was an American attorney and jurist who served as the 19th Chief Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court (1964–1968). He was the first Wisconsin chief justice to be unseated by electoral defeat. Biography Born in Princeton, Wisconsin, Currie graduated from Montello High School in 1917 and went on to attend the Oshkosh Normal School (now the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh). He began teaching in Manawa, Wisconsin, and then went to work as principal of a school in Hazelton, North Dakota. He saved money from these years to afford his admission to the University of Wisconsin Law School, where he graduated first in his class in 1925. In his senior year, he was editor-in-chief of the Wisconsin Law Review. After being admitted to the state bar, he practiced law in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, for 26 years, specializing in corporate law.