1840
John Catlin served as deputy district attorney.
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“Whiton was elected the first judge. During the time of the District courts, many able lawyers appeared as practitioners, among them being John Catlin, who served as deputy district attorney in 1840; Abraham C.”
1908-brown-rock-county/32-courts-and-legal-profession.md, Vol. 2, PDF p. 210 / book p. 714
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.
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