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Frederic Fleishauer
Frederic W. Fleishauer was a judge for the Portage County Circuit Court, Branch 1, Wisconsin.[1] He was first elected to the court in 1980 and was unopposed each time he was re-elected.[2] He retired in November 2011.[3]
Education
Fleishauer earned his law degree from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 1973.[2]
Career
Fleishauer was assistant district attorney for about three years before becoming the Portage County District Attorney in 1977. He served in that position until being elected to the Portage County Circuit Court in 1980.[2]
Stories from the bench
After sentencing a woman to jail, she reached inside her orange jail-issued jumpsuit and pulled out a Monopoly game "Get Out of Jail Free Card," and asked Fleishauer if he would accept it.[4]
Awards and associations
- Member, Portage County Justice Coalition
- Named "Judge of the Year" by the Wisconsin Bar Association, 2007[2]
- Member, Special Committee on Review of Records Access of Circuit Court Documents[5]
2011 election
- See also: Wisconsin judicial elections, 2011
Fleishauer was re-elected after running unopposed on April 5, 2011.[6][2]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Wisconsin Circuit Courts, "Circuit Court Judges," accessed April 7, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Stevens Point Journal "Longtime judge to pursue re-election," December 4, 2010
- ↑ WSAW News, "Portage Co. Judge Frederic Fleishauer Resigns," Oct 12, 2011
- ↑ Wisconsin Court System, "More longtime judges stepping down," December 14, 2011
- ↑ The Third Branch "Legislative Council study committees formed," Summer 2010
- ↑ Offices to be elected at 2011 spring election, info dated 11/15/10
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
