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Brian Blanchard
2010 - Present
2028
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Brian Blanchard is a judge for District IV of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals. He assumed office on August 1, 2010. His current term ends on July 31, 2028.
Blanchard ran for re-election for the District IV judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals. He won in the general election on April 5, 2022.
Education
Blanchard received his bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan in 1980 and his law degree from Northwestern University School of Law in 1989.[1][2]
Career
From 1990 to 1997, Blanchard worked as an assistant U.S. attorney in Chicago. In 1997, he joined a Madison law firm. He was elected Dane County District Attorney in 2000. Blanchard also worked as a reporter for the Miami Herald and a law clerk to a United States Appeals Court judge.[3]
Awards and associations
- Board member, Wisconsin District Attorney's Association
- Former chair, Dane County Coordinated Response to Domestic Violence
- Member of both state and county task forces on the problem of disproportionate minority confinement
- Member and past chairman of the Dane County's Coordinated Community Response to Domestic Violence[3]
Elections
2022
See also: Wisconsin intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
General election
General election for Wisconsin Court of Appeals District IV
Incumbent Brian Blanchard won election in the general election for Wisconsin Court of Appeals District IV on April 5, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Brian Blanchard (Nonpartisan) | 99.1 | 198,182 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.9 | 1,772 | ||
| Total votes: 199,954 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Brian Blanchard advanced from the primary for Wisconsin Court of Appeals District IV.
Campaign finance
2016
- Main article: Wisconsin judicial elections, 2016
Blanchard ran unopposed in the 2016 election and was re-elected.[4]
| Wisconsin Court of Appeals, Fourth District, Brian Blanchard's Seat, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Brian Blanchard Incumbent (unopposed) |
99.43% | 407,280 |
| Write-in votes | 0.57% | 2,351 |
| Total Votes (100% Reporting) | 409,631 | |
| Source: Wisconsin Government Accountability Board Official Results | ||
2010
- See also: Wisconsin judicial elections, 2010
Blanchard was elected to Seat 4 on the Wisconsin Court of Appeals in 2010. The seat was previously held by Charles Dykman.[5] When asked what sets him apart from the other candidates for the seat, Blanchard replied: "I believe voters want judges who have the experience, the independence and the integrity to apply the law fairly and to make decisions based on the facts and what the law dictates".[3][6]
Blanchard cited prompt attention to cases as one of his priorities for the court during the election. "One way you measure how good a court is or how good a judge is is [sic] how prompt they are in rendering justice. Justice delayed is justice denied — that’s a familiar phrase. One of the things I would set as a high priority joining the court is really working with my colleagues on the court to make sure there are as few delays as possible."[7]
Judges Ramona Gonzalez and Edward Leineweber also ran in the primary for the seat.[8]
Results
Brian Blanchard defeated Judge Edward Leineweber for Seat 4 on the Court of Appeals in the election held April 6, 2010. Official election results from the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board were: Blanchard 104,918 (62.65%); Leineweber 62,135 (37.10%).[9][10]
Notable cases
- Courtroom Weekly: Appeals court rules county's grievance policy violates state statute, December 12, 2013
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Brian Blanchard did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Officeholder Wisconsin Court of Appeals District IV |
Footnotes
- ↑ Wisconsin Courts, "Official biography of Judge Blanchard," accessed August 31, 2015
- ↑ Wisconsin State Journal "Candidate profiles for state Court of Appeals primary," February 11, 2010
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Gazette Extra "Three vie for 4th District Court of Appeals judgeship," February 13, 2010
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Candidates Registered by Office," accessed January 16, 2015
- ↑ Offices to be elected at February 16, 2010 Spring Primary April 6, 2010 Spring Election
- ↑ Baraboo News Republic "Leineweber, Blanchard make appeals," March 19, 2010
- ↑ Jackson County Chronicle, "Judge candidate stresses broad law experience," March 24, 2010
- ↑ Wisconsin Elections, "Candidates Registered for Spring Election 2010," accessed August 31, 2015
- ↑ Wisconsin Elections, "2010 election results," accessed August 31, 2015
- ↑ Madison.com, "2010 election results," accessed August 31, 2015
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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
