Everett Mitchell
Everett Mitchell is a judge for Branch 4 of the Dane County Circuit Court in Wisconsin. His current term ends on August 1, 2028.
Mitchell ran for election for judge of the Wisconsin Supreme Court. He lost in the primary on February 21, 2023.
Biography
Mitchell received a bachelor's degree in mathematics and religious studies from Morehouse College in 2000, a master of divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary in 2003, a master of theology from Princeton Theological Seminary in 2004, and a J.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School in 2010. Mitchell was an assistant district attorney in Dane County, Wisconsin, from 2010 to 2012. From 2012 to 2016, when he was elected to the Dane County Circuit Court, Mitchell was the director of community relations at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. As of 2022, Mitchell was an adjunct professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School and had been the senior pastor of Christ the Solid Rock Baptist Church since 2011.[1][2]
Elections
2023
See also: Wisconsin Supreme Court elections, 2023
General election
General election for Wisconsin Supreme Court
Janet Claire Protasiewicz defeated Daniel Kelly in the general election for Wisconsin Supreme Court on April 4, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Janet Claire Protasiewicz (Nonpartisan) | 55.4 | 1,021,822 |
 | Daniel Kelly (Nonpartisan) | 44.4 | 818,391 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 3,267 | ||
| Total votes: 1,843,480 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Wisconsin Supreme Court
Janet Claire Protasiewicz and Daniel Kelly defeated Jennifer Dorow and Everett Mitchell in the primary for Wisconsin Supreme Court on February 21, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Janet Claire Protasiewicz (Nonpartisan) | 46.4 | 446,403 |
| ✔ | | Daniel Kelly (Nonpartisan) | 24.2 | 232,751 |
 | Jennifer Dorow (Nonpartisan) | 21.9 | 210,100 | |
 | Everett Mitchell (Nonpartisan) | 7.5 | 71,895 | |
| Total votes: 961,149 | |||
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2022
See also: Municipal elections in Dane County, Wisconsin (2022)
General election
General election for Dane County Circuit Court Branch 4
Incumbent Everett Mitchell won election in the general election for Dane County Circuit Court Branch 4 on April 5, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Everett Mitchell (Nonpartisan) | 99.0 | 59,312 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.0 | 592 | ||
| Total votes: 59,904 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Everett Mitchell advanced from the primary for Dane County Circuit Court Branch 4.
2016
Wisconsin held general elections for local judicial offices on April 5, 2016. A primary election took place on February 16, 2016. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was January 5, 2016. Everett Mitchell ran unopposed in the Dane County Circuit Court general election for Branch 4.[3]
| Dane County Circuit Court (Branch 4), General Election, 2016 | ||
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| Candidate | ||
 Everett Mitchell | ||
Campaign themes
2023
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2022
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Noteworthy events
Mitchell, ex-wife Merrin Guice Gill respond to report of alleged 2007 assault (2023)
On January 3, 2023, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's Daniel Bice wrote that Mitchell "was accused by his ex-wife of sexually assaulting her [in 2007] — though the accusation was never investigated or prosecuted." According to Bice, Mitchell's ex-wife, Merrin Guice Gill, told a therapist and police officer about the alleged assault in the two weeks after she said it occurred. During a 2010 custody dispute, Guice Gill accused Mitchell of emotional and physical abuse and included the therapist's notes and police report from 2007 in a fax to the judge.[4]
According to Bice, Mitchell "vigorously denied that he has abused his ex-wife" and "noted he was not charged criminally and that the Dane County family court judge handling their custody dispute sided with him, giving him primary placement of the child."[4]
Mitchell and Guice Gill released the following joint statement on January 3, 2023:[5]
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We understand that given Everett’s candidacy for Wisconsin Supreme Court, there is renewed interest in our divorce from two decades ago. We continue to prioritize the best interest of our child who is still a minor. We also are both proud of who we are both as co-parents and individuals and we know both of us did the best we could to carry ourselves with integrity during this difficult period in our marriage. We ask that the media and the other campaigns avoid engaging in unfair and misleading attacks. We ask that everyone prioritize the privacy and well-being of our child.[6] |
” |
See also
2023 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Everett Mitchell 2023 campaign website, "About Judge Mitchell," accessed December 15, 2022
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Honorable Everett Mitchell," accessed December 15, 2022
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Candidates Registered by Office," accessed January 12, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Bice: Supreme Court candidate Mitchell's custody battle included an allegation of abuse from his ex-wife; both now say they've moved on," January 3, 2023
- ↑ WisPolitics, "Mitchell campaign: Joint statement from Judge Everett Mitchell and Merrin Guice Gill," January 3, 2023
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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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
