Daniel Bissett
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Daniel Bissett is the judge for Branch 6 of the Winnebago County Circuit Court in Wisconsin. He was first elected to the court in April 2011.[1] Bissett won re-election without opposition in the general election on April 4, 2017.
Biography
Bissett earned his J.D. from the University of Dayton School of Law in 1992.[2] He was an attorney in private practice before becoming a court commissioner for Winnebago County. In the 12 years that Bissett served as court commissioner, he presided over criminal, juvenile, family, and civil cases. He was elected to his judgeship in 2011. Bissett was admitted to the State Bar of Wisconsin in 1992.[3]
Awards and associations
- Past president of the Winnebago County Bar Association
- Chairperson for the Winnebago County Advisory Board for Family Services of Northeastern Wisconsin
- Board member of the Winnebago County Conflict Resolution Center and Drunk Driving Victim Impact Panel[3]
Elections
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.[4] Incumbent Daniel Bissett ran unopposed in the general election for the Branch 6 seat on the Winnebago County Circuit Court.
| Winnebago County Circuit Court, Branch 6 General Election, 2017 | ||
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 Daniel Bissett Incumbent | ||
2011
- See also: Wisconsin judicial elections, 2011
Bissett ran for election to the Winnebago County Circuit Court on April 5, 2011. He won 45.9 percent of the vote in the primary, advancing him to the general election. He defeated Edmund J. Jelinski in the general election, winning 57 percent of the vote.[1][5][3][6]
See also
External links
- Bissett Campaign website
- The Northwestern.com, "Q&A with Winnebago County Circuit Court candidate Daniel Bissett," April 1, 2011
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Fox11.com, "Spring 2011 General Election Results"
- ↑ Lawyer.com, "Hon. Daniel J. Bissett, Attorney," accessed December 30, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 The Northwestern, "Bissett announces candidacy for judgeship," November 20, 2010
- ↑ Wisconsin Elections Commission, "Spring 2017 Election," accessed January 3, 2017
- ↑ Winnebago County, "Election Results," February 15, 2011
- ↑ The Post Crescent, "Winnebago County Court Commissioner Daniel Bissett to run for Winnebago judgeship," November 20, 2010
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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