Alvin C. Reis (March 24, 1892January 24, 1956) was an American lawyer, politician, and judge. He was a Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge for the last 20 years of his life. Earlier in his career, he was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and the Wisconsin State Senate, and served as a United States Army officer in World War I. Biography Reis was born on March 24, 1892, in Evansville, Indiana. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Harvard Law School. During World War II, he served as a major in the United States Army. Battles Reis took part in include the Battle of Château-Thierry, the Battle of Saint-Mihiel and the Meuse-Argonne Offensive. He died on January 24, 1956, in Madison, Wisconsin, and is buried at Forest Hill Cemetery. Political career Reis was elected to the Assembly in 1926 and 1928 and to the Senate in 1932. Later, he became a judge on the Wisconsin Circuit Court. He was a Republican. Electoral history Wisconsin Assembly (1926, 1928) | colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| General Election, November 2, 1926 Wisconsin Attorney General (1930) | colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| General Election, April 1930 | colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| General Election, November 4, 1930 Wisconsin Senate (1932) | colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| Primary Election, September 1932 | colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| General Election, November 8, 1932 Wisconsin Circuit Court (1937) | colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| General Election, April 1937 Wisconsin Supreme Court (1941) | colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| General Election, April 1, 1941 See also References Politicians from Evansville, Indiana Republican Party Wisconsin state senators Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly Wisconsin state court judges Military personnel from Wisconsin United States Army officers United States Army personnel of World War I University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni Harvard Law School alumni 1892 births 1956 deaths Burials in Wisconsin 20th-century American judges 20th-century American politicians