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Brett Blomme
Brett Blomme was a judge for the Milwaukee County Circuit Court in Wisconsin. He was elected in 2020 and resigned from the court on September 1, 2021.[1]
Biography
Blomme was born in Ottumwa, Iowa. He earned an undergraduate degree from Marquette University in 2004 and earned a graduate degree from the University of Missouri in 2009.[2]
Elections
2020
See also: Municipal elections in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin (2020)
General election
General election for Milwaukee County Circuit Court Branch 5
Brett Blomme defeated incumbent Paul Dedinsky in the general election for Milwaukee County Circuit Court Branch 5 on April 7, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Brett Blomme (Nonpartisan)  | 58.3 | 99,091 |
| Paul Dedinsky (Nonpartisan) | 41.2 | 70,005 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 925 | ||
| Total votes: 170,021 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Milwaukee County Circuit Court Branch 5
Brett Blomme and incumbent Paul Dedinsky defeated Zach Whitney in the primary for Milwaukee County Circuit Court Branch 5 on February 18, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brett Blomme (Nonpartisan) | 36.4 | 37,889 |
| ✔ | Paul Dedinsky (Nonpartisan) | 33.4 | 34,695 | |
| Zach Whitney (Nonpartisan) | 29.3 | 30,453 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.9 | 985 | ||
| Total votes: 104,022 | |||
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Brett Blomme completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Blomme's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Brett is the President & CEO of Cream City Foundation (CCF) in Milwaukee. He has over 15 years of experience in litigation, philanthropy, community organizing and nonprofit management. Before joining CCF, Brett served as the Director of Major Gifts for the AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin (ARCW), a Milwaukee based AIDS service organization.
Previously Brett served as an attorney with the Wisconsin State Public Defender's Office, where he represented low-income individuals that were charged with felony and misdemeanor crimes. Brett is a proud former member of AFT Local 4822, the Wisconsin State Public Defender's Association.- Criminal Justice Reform
- Fair Justice
- Open Court System
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Noteworthy events
Charged with possessing child pornography (2021)
On March 17, 2021, Blomme was charged with seven counts of possessing child pornography. According to the criminal filing, he uploaded multiple pieces of content displaying the abuse of young boys to the messaging app Kik in October and November of 2020. Blomme was arrested the previous night in Dane County by special agents from Wisconsin's Division of Criminal Investigation. Following the charges, the Wisconsin Supreme Court suspended Blomme of his judicial duties without pay. An initial hearing was scheduled for May 29, 2021.[3][4]
On September 29, 2021, Blomme pleaded guilty to two counts of distributing child pornography. His sentencing was scheduled for December 22, 2021.[5] Blomme received a nine-year prison sentence with twenty years of supervised release for the posession of child poronography. [6]
On November 25, 2022, the Wisconsin Supreme Court revoked Blomme's law license. The court said: "Public trust in our court system depends upon public trust in the integrity of its judges. Attorney Blomme's blatant disregard for the law during the time he sat on the judicial bench jeopardizes public confidence in the courts and reflects adversely on the entire bar."[7]
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Milwaukee County Circuit Court, "Resignation Letter," September 1, 2021
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on April 27, 2020
- ↑ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Milwaukee County Judge Brett Blomme arrested, faces charges of possession of child pornography," March 16, 2021
- ↑ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Children's Court Judge Brett Blomme charged with 7 counts of child pornography," March 17, 2021
- ↑ Wisconsin State Journal, "Ex-judge pleads guilty to federal child porn distribution charges, faces at least 5 years in prison," September 21, 2021
- ↑ Urban Milwaukee, "Judge Blomme Gets 9-Year Sentence For Child Pornography," December 24, 2021
- ↑ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Wisconsin Supreme Court revokes law license of jailed former judge Brett Blomme," November 25, 2022
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
