Judge David Noggle's service ended and William Penn Lyon succeeded him as judge of the First Judicial Circuit.

The evidence

• “He died in the spring of 1861. He held the office about three years, and was succeeded by David Noggle, who was elected in April, 1859, continuing as Judge until January, 1864, when he was succeeded by William Penn Lyon, of Racine, now of the Supreme Court. Judge Lyon held the office of Judge of the First Judicial Circuit, as it was then constituted, until March 16, 1870, when, by a law of the Legislature of that date, which took effect on the 1st day of April following, the counties of Rock and Green were detached from the First Circuit, and, with Jefferson, which was detached from the Ninth Circuit, constituted the Twelfth Judicial Circuit.”

  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.

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