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Joseph Boles
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Joseph D. Boles was a judge of the Pierce County Circuit Court in Wisconsin. He was elected in 2010 and re-elected in 2016.[1] Boles retired from the court on December 31, 2020.[2]
Education
Boles received a B.S. from University of Wisconsin, River Falls, and a J.D. from William Mitchell College of Law, St. Paul.[3]
Career
Prior to joining the court, Boles practiced law for 19 years in the River Falls area.[3]
Awards and associations
Boles has been a member of the following organizations:
- St. Croix Valley Bar Association
- State Bar of Wisconsin
- State Bar of Minnesota
- Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers
- Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association[3]
Elections
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. Incumbent Joseph Boles ran unopposed in the Pierce County Circuit Court general election.[1]
| Pierce County Circuit Court, General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | ||
 Joseph Boles Incumbent | ||
Selection method
- See also: Nonpartisan election of judges
The 241 judges of the Wisconsin Circuit Courts are elected in nonpartisan elections to six-year terms. All judges must run for re-election if they wish to continue serving after their term expires.[4]
The chief judge of each circuit court is chosen by the state supreme court to serve a two-year term.[4]
Qualifications
To serve on the circuit courts, a judge must be:[4]
- a qualified elector in the state;
- a qualified elector of his or her circuit (for circuit judges); and
- licensed to practice law in the state for at least five years.
2010
Boles defeated John M. O’Boyle and Robert L. Loberg in the race for the circuit court.[5][6]
- See also: Wisconsin judicial elections, 2010
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Candidates Registered by Office," accessed January 12, 2016
- ↑ The Sun, "Gov. Evers seeks applicants for Pierce County Circuit Court," accessed July 8, 2022
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Profile at Rodli, Beskar, Boles, Krueger & Pletcher, S.C.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Wisconsin," archived October 3, 2014
- ↑ Candidates Registered for Spring General Election
- ↑ Wisconsin Law Journal, 2010 Judicial Elections
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
