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Maxine White
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2020 - Present
2027
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Maxine A. White is a judge for District I of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals. She assumed office on February 7, 2020. Her current term ends on July 31, 2027.
White ran for re-election for the District I judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals. She won in the general election on April 6, 2021.
White was first appointed to the bench in 2020 by Governor Tony Evers (D).[1]
White previously served on the Milwaukee County Circuit Court, Branch 1, in Wisconsin.[2] White was first appointed to the Milwaukee County Circuit Court in 1992 by Governor Tommy Thompson.[3]
White served as the chief judge of Wisconsin's 1st Judicial District from 2015 to 2020.[4]
Education
White earned her B.A. from Alcorn State University in 1973. She later earned her M.A. from the University of Southern California in 1982 and attended Marquette University Law School for her J.D. in 1985.[3]
Career
- 2020-Present: Judge, Wisconsin Court of Appeals
- 1992-2020: Judge, Milwaukee County Circuit Court
- 2015-2020: Chief judge, 1st Judicial District
- 1991-1992: Legal advisor/instructor, Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, Georgia
- 1985-1992: Assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of Wisconsin
- 1973-1982: Executive assistant/area director/manager, Social Security Administration[3]
Elections
2021
See also: Wisconsin intermediate appellate court elections, 2021
General election
General election for Wisconsin Court of Appeals District I
Incumbent Maxine A. White won election in the general election for Wisconsin Court of Appeals District I on April 6, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Maxine A. White (Nonpartisan) | 98.8 | 65,986 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.2 | 775 | ||
| Total votes: 66,761 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Maxine A. White advanced from the primary for Wisconsin Court of Appeals District I.
2017
Wisconsin held local judicial elections in 2017. Forty-eight circuit court seats were up for election on April 4, 2017. Three seats required primaries on February 21, 2017, with the top two vote recipients for each seat advancing to the April 4 general election. Thirty-seven seats up for election in 2017 were unopposed.[5] Incumbent Maxine White ran unopposed in the general election for the Branch 1 seat on the Milwaukee County Circuit Court.
| Milwaukee County Circuit Court, Branch 1 General Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | ||
 Maxine White Incumbent | ||
2011
- See also: Wisconsin judicial elections, 2011
White was re-elected to the circuit court after running unopposed on April 5, 2011.[6][7]
Campaign themes
2021
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Maxine A. White did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2021 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Gov. Evers names Milwaukee County Chief Judge Maxine White to the state appeals court," January 16, 2020
- ↑ Milwaukee County Website, "Judges by Alphabetical Order"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Wisconsin Election Watch, "Maxine White," accessed December 2, 2013
- ↑ Wisconsin Association of African-American Lawyers, "Judge Maxine White Appointed Chief Judge for the First Judicial District," April 15, 2015
- ↑ Wisconsin Elections Commission, "Spring 2017 Election," accessed January 3, 2017
- ↑ City of Milwaukee Election Commission, "Summary Report," April 5, 2011
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Offices to be elected at 2011 spring election," accessed November 15, 2010
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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
