Judge Doolittle resigned the circuit judgeship.

The evidence

• “Judge Doolittle gained the confidence and esteem of the bar, and all with whom he came in contact. He resigned the oflSce in March, 1856, and Charles M. Baker, of Geneva, Walworth County, was appointed to fill the vacancy until a new election, which occurred in April following, when John M.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/10-rock-county-ch04-early-maps-courts-railroads.md, PDF p. 361 / book p. 365

  Butterfield, C. W., et al. The History of Rock County, Wisconsin: its early settlement, growth, development, resources, etc. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1879. Cornell University Library via the Internet Archive, archive.org/details/cu31924028871585.

  Grade A: Found on a page of one of our sources

  

• “Doolittle, of Racine, a lawyer of distinguished ability, and a man of the highest character, was elected judge of the First judicial district. A special term of court for Rock county was convened under Judge Doolittle on February 7, 1854, and he continued in that office, winning the esteem of all by his courtly and dignified demeanor, his fairness and thorough knowledge of the law, until March, 1856, when he resigned. During the interval until an election could be held, Mr.”

  1908-brown-rock-county/32-courts-and-legal-profession.md, Vol. 2, PDF p. 211 / book p. 715

  Brown, William Fiske, editor. Rock County, Wisconsin: A New History of Its Cities, Villages, Towns, Citizens and Varied Interests, from the Earliest Times, Up to Date. Chicago: C. F. Cooper & Co., 1908. 2 vols. archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon01brow, archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon02brow.

  Grade A: Found on a page of one of our sources · may repeat 1879-history-of-rock-county, so not counted as independent