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Cynthia Davis (Wisconsin)
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2016 - Present
2029
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Cynthia Davis is a judge for Branch 21 of the Milwaukee County Circuit Court in Wisconsin. She assumed office in 2016. Her current term ends on August 1, 2029.
Davis ran for re-election for the Branch 21 judge of the Milwaukee County Circuit Court in Wisconsin. She won in the general election on April 4, 2023.
Biography
Education
Davis graduated from DePauw University in 2002 with a bachelor's degree in economics and French. She received a J.D. from Marquette University Law School.[1]
Career
Prior to her judicial appointment, Davis was an assistant district attorney in Milwaukee County and taught at Marquette Law School. Earlier in her career, Davis was an intern for Mary Kuhnmuench of the Milwaukee County Circuit Court and a clerk for David T. Prosser on the Wisconsin Supreme Court. After working in business law from 2007 to 2011 before going to work for the District Attorney's Office.[1]
Elections
2023
See also: Municipal elections in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin (2023)
General election
General election for Milwaukee County Circuit Court Branch 21
Incumbent Cynthia Davis won election in the general election for Milwaukee County Circuit Court Branch 21 on April 4, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Cynthia Davis (Nonpartisan) | 98.8 | 141,995 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.2 | 1,738 | ||
| Total votes: 143,733 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Cynthia Davis advanced from the primary for Milwaukee County Circuit Court Branch 21.
2017
Wisconsin held local judicial elections in 2017. Forty-eight circuit court seats were up for election on April 4, 2017. Three seats required primaries on February 21, 2017, with the top two vote recipients for each seat advancing to the April 4 general election. Thirty-seven seats up for election in 2017 were unopposed.[2] Incumbent Cynthia Davis ran unopposed in the general election for the Branch 21 seat on the Milwaukee County Circuit Court.
| Milwaukee County Circuit Court, Branch 21 General Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | ||
 Cynthia Davis Incumbent | ||
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Cynthia Davis did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2023 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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
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