Barbara Key
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Barbara Hart Key is a judge of the Winnebago County Circuit Court in Wisconsin. She was first elected to this position on April 7, 1998, to replace retired Judge Thomas S. Williams.[1][2]
Key won re-election in the general election on April 5, 2016.[3]
Elections
2016
Wisconsin held general elections for local judicial offices on April 5, 2016. A primary election took place on February 16, 2016. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was January 5, 2016. Incumbent Barbara Key ran unopposed in the Winnebago County Circuit Court general election for Branch 3.[3]
| Winnebago County Circuit Court (Branch 3), General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | ||
 Barbara Key Incumbent | ||
Selection method
- See also: Nonpartisan election of judges
The 241 judges of the Wisconsin Circuit Courts are elected in nonpartisan elections to six-year terms. All judges must run for re-election if they wish to continue serving after their term expires.[4]
The chief judge of each circuit court is chosen by the state supreme court to serve a two-year term.[4]
Qualifications
To serve on the circuit courts, a judge must be:[4]
- a qualified elector in the state;
- a qualified elector of his or her circuit (for circuit judges); and
- licensed to practice law in the state for at least five years.
2010
- See also: Wisconsin judicial elections, 2010
Key was re-elected to the circuit court without opposition on April 6, 2010.[5]
Education
Key received both her undergraduate degree and J.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She was admitted to the bar in 1983.[6]
Career
Key is a former prosecutor for the counties of Wood and Winnebago. She then worked briefly as a supervising attorney for the State Public Defender’s office before becoming a commissioner for the Winnebago County Circuit Court in 1991. In 1998, she was elected judge of that court.[7]
2004
Key was re-elected to the circuit court without opposition on April 6, 2004.[8]
1998
Key was elected to the circuit court on April 7, 1998, defeating John H. Wallace, III with 72.6 percent of the vote.[2]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Wisconsin Circuit Courts, "Circuit Court Judges," accessed April 7, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 State of Wisconsin Blue Book, 1999-2000 Scroll to p.855
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Candidates Registered by Office," accessed January 12, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Wisconsin," archived October 3, 2014
- ↑ Wisconsin State Elections Board, "Candidates for Spring Election, 2010"
- ↑ Martindale, "Judge Profile: Barbara Hart Key"
- ↑ The Third Branch, "Spring Election," Winter 1998 Scroll to p.19
- ↑ Wisconsin State Elections Board, "Results of Spring General Election," April 6, 2004 Scroll to p.13
Federal courts:
Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Wisconsin, Western District of Wisconsin • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Wisconsin, Western District of Wisconsin
State courts:
Wisconsin Supreme Court • Wisconsin Court of Appeals • Wisconsin Circuit Courts • Wisconsin Municipal Courts
State resources:
Courts in Wisconsin • Wisconsin judicial elections • Judicial selection in Wisconsin
