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Joan Kessler
Joan F. Kessler was a judge on the Wisconsin Court of Appeals, District I. Kessler served on the court from 2004 to 2020.[1]
Education
Judge Kessler received her B.A. from the University of Kansas in 1966 and her J.D. from Marquette University Law School in 1968.[2]
Career
Judge Kessler began her legal career in 1968 as a clerk for U.S. District Court Judge John Reynolds of the Eastern District of Wisconsin. A year later, she began working in private practice. In 1978, she became a U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. She returned to the private practice of law in 1981 and worked in this capacity until she joined the court of appeals in 2004.[2]
Elections
2016
- Main article: Wisconsin judicial elections, 2016
Kessler was re-elected in 2016, running unopposed.[3]
| Wisconsin Court of Appeals, First District, Joan Kessler's Seat, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Joan Kessler Incumbent (unopposed) |
98.77% | 175,733 |
| Write-in votes | 1.23% | 2,189 |
| Total Votes (100% Reporting) | 177,922 | |
| Source: Wisconsin Government Accountability Board Official Results | ||
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Gov. Evers names Milwaukee County Chief Judge Maxine White to the state appeals court," January 16, 2020
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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
