Carolina Maria Stark
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2030
Carolina Maria Stark is a judge for Branch 17 of the Milwaukee County Circuit Court in Wisconsin. Her current term ends on August 1, 2030.
Stark ran for re-election for the Branch 17 judge of the Milwaukee County Circuit Court in Wisconsin. She won in the general election on April 2, 2024.
Biography
Stark earned her Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice and Spanish from St. Louis University and in 2002 earned her J.D. from the University of Wisconsin Law School.[1][2]
Prior to her election to the Milwaukee County Circuit Court in 2012, Stark served as an Administrative Law Judge for the State of Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development. She is also the Vice Chair of the Milwaukee Fire and Police Commission. Previously she worked as a trial attorney with Stark Law Office, LLC and the Milwaukee-based Centro Legal Por Derechos Humanos and Esperanza Unida.[1][3]
Elections
2024
See also: Municipal elections in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin (2024)
General election
General election for Milwaukee County Circuit Court Branch 17
Incumbent Carolina Maria Stark won election in the general election for Milwaukee County Circuit Court Branch 17 on April 2, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Carolina Maria Stark (Nonpartisan) | 98.8 | 96,223 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.2 | 1,149 | ||
| Total votes: 97,372 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Carolina Maria Stark advanced from the primary for Milwaukee County Circuit Court Branch 17.
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Stark in this election.
2018
General election
General election for Milwaukee County Circuit Court Branch 17
Incumbent Carolina Maria Stark won election in the general election for Milwaukee County Circuit Court Branch 17 on April 3, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Carolina Maria Stark (Nonpartisan) | 98.7 | 70,087 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.3 | 959 | ||
| Total votes: 71,046 | |||
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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.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Carolina Maria Stark did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedcamp - ↑ Wisconsin Gazette, "Court candidate Carolina Stark has a compelling story to tell," February 10, 2012
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedwew - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Wisconsin," archived October 3, 2014
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
