Ellen Brostrom
Ellen Brostrom was a judge for Branch 6 of the Milwaukee County Circuit Court in Wisconsin. She assumed office in 2009.
Brostrom ran for re-election for the Branch 6 judge of the Milwaukee County Circuit Court in Wisconsin. She won in the general election on April 6, 2021.
Brostrom completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Education
Brostrom received her undergraduate degree from Boston College in 1989, graduating summa cum laude, and received her J.D. from the University of California-Los Angeles School of Law in 1995.[1]
Career
Prior to joining the court, Brostrom was a partner at Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren, which was based in downtown Milwaukee.[2]
In 2006, on loan from her law firm, Brostrom served as a pro bono assistant district attorney with the Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office. Brostrom was responsible for prosecuting misdemeanor cases.[2]
Awards and associations
- Member, American Bar Association
- Member, Milwaukee County Bar Association and the Association for Women Lawyers
- Member, Wisconsin Bar Association
- Member, Milwaukee Bar Association's judicial selection committee
- Member, St. Thomas More Lawyers Society of Wisconsin[3]
Brostrom was previously affiliated with the following organizations:[4]
- Member, California, Minnesota, and Texas Bar Associations
- Member, Milwaukee Bar Association's judicial selection committee
- Board of directors, Milwaukee lawyers chapter of the American Constitution Society for Law and Policy
- CEO call program of the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce's economic development plan
- Milwaukee County citizen representative on the Lakefront Development Advisory Commission
- Court commissioner, Chief Judge Jeffrey Kremers of the Milwaukee County Circuit Court
Elections
2021
See also: Municipal elections in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin (2021)
General election
General election for Milwaukee County Circuit Court Branch 6
Incumbent Ellen Brostrom won election in the general election for Milwaukee County Circuit Court Branch 6 on April 6, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ellen Brostrom (Nonpartisan)  | 98.8 | 62,100 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.2 | 727 | ||
| Total votes: 62,827 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Ellen Brostrom advanced from the primary for Milwaukee County Circuit Court Branch 6.
2015
See also: Wisconsin judicial elections, 2015
Brostrom was re-elected without opposition to the Milwaukee County Circuit Court, Branch 6 in 2015. Wisconsin's general judicial election was held on April 7, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates was January 6, 2015.[5][6]
2009
Brostrom was a 2009 candidate for Branch 6 of the Milwaukee County Circuit Court, which is Wisconsin's largest circuit court. She defeated municipal Judge Christopher Lipscomb to join the court.[7]
Campaign themes
2021
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Ellen Brostrom completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Brostrom's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- I apply the law as written by the legislature, and respect the separation of powers.
- I treat all persons with dignity and respect.
- I believe in a fair, neutral, non-partisan, independent judiciary.
Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.
See also
2021 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Ellen Brostrom for Judge, "Ellen's Biography," accessed March 23, 2013
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Reinart Boerner Law, "Ellen Brostrom's Biography," accessed January 30, 2009
- ↑ Ballotpedia staff, "Email communication with Ellen Brostrom," April 20, 2021
- ↑ Ballotpedia staff, "Email communication with Ellen Brostrom," April 14, 2021
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Ballot Access Checklist For 2015 Judicial Candidates," accessed December 18, 2014
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "2015 Spring Election," accessed January 8, 2015
- ↑ Today's TMJ 4, "Judge Brostrom Upsets Lipscomb," April 7, 2009
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
