Wilmarth (Bill) L. Jackman died on October 25, 1986, at age 81, having served as Dane County circuit Judge of the Ninth Judicial Circuit from 1968 to 1975.

Jackman entered the University of Wisconsin, Madison, in 1921 as a premedical student. At the insistence of his father, Attorney Ralph Jaclanan, he changed to a prelaw course after the first year and entered the Law School in 1925, receiving his law degree in 1928. While in college, Jackman worked as an adjuster for his father's, Ralph Jackson's, law firm, law firm of Wilkie, Toebaas, Hart, Kraege and Jackman, so he went to work as a lawyer there where he served as a partner for the next 39 years .

He had an extensive background in trial practice which qualified him as a trial judge of considerable skill and judgement. Jackman maintained a continuing interest in medicine which he studied independently and used extensively in his medico—legal practice.

He was appointed to the bench by Governor Warren Knowles in 1967. His appointment filled a vacancy created when Judge Edwin Wilkie was named state court administrator.

In 1969 he ran for a full six year term defeating Assemblyman Norman Anderson by 16,000 votes. He retired at the end of the term at age 69.

He was known as a diligent, hard—working judge who moved his cases along on the court calendar. His informal courtroom manner contributed to an environment of accomplishment by all of the participants, judge, jury, lawyers and staff. He was in every sense a realist which gave him an insight into the significant facts of the cases in his court.

Jackman was a member of the Madison Downtown Rotary Club, East

Side Business Men's Association, the Masonic Lodge and the Madison Shrine. His outside interests included hunting, boating and trap shooting.

Jackman had a number of outside interests which he referred to as normal pleasures, such as fishing and hunting. Beyond these he enjoyed trap shooting and boating. When arrested for failure to have the boat sticker as evidence of having paid the state boat license fee, he took the matter to court on the ground that the navigable waters of Lake Mendota were ordained by the Northwest Ordinance to be forever free from regulation by the states. His court action was not successful.

Jackman was interested in the circus. He not only enjoyed circus performances, but was also a frequent visitor to the Ringling circus site in Baraboo.

He married Jean Dutcher of Madison in 1937. His son, Timothy, served as a captain in the U. S. Army and his daughter, Judith, taught school in Menominee Falls.