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Barbara Kluka
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Barbara A. Kluka was a Wisconsin Circuit Courts judge for Kenosha County, Wisconsin.[1] She retired August 31, 2011.[2]
Noteworthy events
John Doe investigations
Two John Doe investigations, beginning in 2010 and ending in 2015, were launched by Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm (D) into the activities of staff and associates of Gov. Scott Walker (R).[3] Wisconsin Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson appointed Judge Barbara Kluka as the John Doe II judge on September 5, 2012. That same day, Kluka granted the petition for a second John Doe investigation and signed a secrecy order.[4]
The Government Accountability Board (GAB) later met with Chisholm and district attorneys from four other counties outside of Chisholm's jurisdiction.[5] Columbia County DA Jane Kohlwey, Iowa County DA Larry Nelson and Dodge County DA Kurt Klomberg all petitioned to launch John Does in their counties, followed by Dane County DA Ismael Ozanne. Abrahamson appointed Kluka as the John Doe judge for the four other counties; she immediately signed secrecy orders for those investigations. The five DAs sent a letter to Kluka asking that Francis Schmitz be named a special prosecutor and that the five John Does be combined into one, which she granted.[4][6]
In the early morning of October 3, 2013, officers and Milwaukee County DA investigators carried out raids on several homes located in the four counties.[7][8] Later that month, Kluka recused herself as the John Doe judge.[4][9] She was replaced by Judge Gregory Peterson the following month.[4]
External links
- Wisconsin Court System, "Circuit Courts," accessed May 30, 2014
- Kenosha County Circuit Court (dead link)
Footnotes
- ↑ Kenosha County
- ↑ Wisconsin Court System, "More longtime judges stepping down," December 14, 2011
- ↑ United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin Milwaukee Division, "Eric O’Keefe, and Wisconsin Club for Growth, Inc.," accessed February 23, 2015
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 State of Wisconsin Court of Appeals District IV, "Three Unnamed Petitioners v Honorable Gregory A Peterson, et al," December 23, 2013
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ Wisconsin Reporter, "The day John Doe rushed through the door," October 3, 2014
- ↑ United States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, "Eric O'Keefe et al v John Chisholm et al," September 2, 2014
- ↑ Wisconsin Reporter, "EXCLUSIVE: Judge in Democrat-led John Doe probe recuses herself," October 30, 2013
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
