Former Manitowoc County Circuit Court Judge Allan Deehr has died. Seehafer News received word of Deehr’s unexpected death Tuesday in Arizona, where he was visiting friends. Allan was 75 years old and had been residing in Hawaii. He served on the bench from August 1973 to August 1997, after being county District Attorney for one term. His successor in Branch 1 was Pat Willis.
Willis, who was a judge until 2012, recalls Deehr preside over some noted cases, including the Hortonville School District teachers strike.
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Willis said Deehr was an excellent mentor for him when he became circuit judge in 1997. Meanwhile, retired jurist Jerome Fox of Two Rivers called his late friend a “very gifted judge…one helluva guy, and indestructible.” Fox said had last seen each other AT Fox’s retirement party in late July. Funeral Arrangements are incomplete at this time.
