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Joseph Wall
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2030
Joseph Wall is a judge for Branch 20 of the Milwaukee County Circuit Court in Wisconsin. His current term ends on August 1, 2030.
Wall ran for re-election for the Branch 20 judge of the Milwaukee County Circuit Court in Wisconsin. He won in the general election on April 2, 2024.
Biography
Wall received both his undergraduate degree and J.D. from Marquette University. He served as an assistant U.S. attorney in the Eastern District of Wisconsin from 1986 to 2001 and from 2007 to 2017. He was a judge on the Milwaukee County Circuit Court from 2001 to 2007.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Municipal elections in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin (2024)
General election
General election for Milwaukee County Circuit Court Branch 20
Incumbent Joseph Wall won election in the general election for Milwaukee County Circuit Court Branch 20 on April 2, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Joseph Wall (Nonpartisan) | 98.8 | 94,997 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.2 | 1,163 | ||
| Total votes: 96,160 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Joseph Wall advanced from the primary for Milwaukee County Circuit Court Branch 20.
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Wall in this election.
2018
General election
General election for Milwaukee County Circuit Court Branch 20
Incumbent Joseph Wall won election in the general election for Milwaukee County Circuit Court Branch 20 on April 3, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Joseph Wall (Nonpartisan) | 98.6 | 68,878 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.4 | 945 | ||
| Total votes: 69,823 | |||
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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.[2]
The chief judge of each circuit court is chosen by the state supreme court to serve a two-year term.[2]
Qualifications
To serve on the circuit courts, a judge must be:[2]
- 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.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Joseph Wall did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedappoint - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Wisconsin," archived October 3, 2014
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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
