Walter C. Owen

{{Short description|American judge}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2020}}

{{Infobox officeholder

|honorific-prefix = The Honorable

|name = Walter C. Owen

|image = Judge Walter C. Owen.png

|alt =

|caption =

|office = Justice of the {{nobreak|Wisconsin Supreme Court}}

| term_start = January 7, 1918

| term_end = April 15, 1934

| predecessor = Roujet D. Marshall

| successor = Theodore G. Lewis

|order1 = 21st

|office1 = Attorney General of Wisconsin

| term_start1 = January 6, 1913

| term_end1 = January 7, 1918

| governor1 = Francis E. McGovern
Emanuel L. Philipp

| predecessor1 = Levi H. Bancroft

| successor1 = Spencer Haven

|state2 = Wisconsin

|state_senate2 = Wisconsin

|district2 = 10th

| term_start2 = January 7, 1907

| term_end2 = January 6, 1913

| predecessor2 = James A. Frear

| successor2 = George B. Skogmo

|party = Republican

|birth_name = Walter Cecil Owen

|birth_date = {{Birth date|1868|09|26}}

|birth_place = Trenton, Pierce County, Wisconsin

|death_date = {{Death date and age|1934|04|15|1868|09|26}}

|death_place = St. Petersburg, Florida

|restingplace = Forest Hill Cemetery, {{nobreak|Madison, Wisconsin}}

|occupation = Judge, politician

|spouse = Alta Louella Otis

|children =

|awards =

|education = University of Wisconsin

}}

Walter Cecil Owen (September 26, 1868{{spaced ndash}}April 15, 1934) was an American jurist and Republican politician. He served the last 16 years of his life on the Wisconsin Supreme Court (1918–1934) and was the 21st Attorney General of Wisconsin (1913–1918). Earlier, he served six years in the Wisconsin State Senate, representing Pierce and St. Croix counties.[http://www.politicalgraveyard.com/bio/owen.html Index to Politicians: Owen]. The Political Graveyard. Retrieved on January 22, 2016.