Nikki C. Swayne (Coulee Region Joint Municipal Court, Wisconsin, candidate 2024)

Nikki C. Swayne

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Nonpartisan

Candidate, Coulee Region Joint Municipal Court

Elections and appointments

Last election

April 2, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

Kenyon College, 2004

Law

University of Wisconsin Law School, 2008

Personal

Birthplace

Portsmouth, Ohio

Religion

Agnostic

Contact

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Nikki C. Swayne ran for election to the Coulee Region Joint Municipal Court in Wisconsin. She was on the ballot in the general election on April 2, 2024.

Swayne completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Nikki C. Swayne provided the following biographical information via Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey on March 27, 2024:

• Birth date: May 31, 1982
• Birth place: Portsmouth, Ohio
• High school: Peebles High School
• Bachelor's: Kenyon College, 2004
• J.D.: University of Wisconsin Law School, 2008
• Gender: Female
• Religion: Agnostic
• Profession: Attorney / Judge
• Prior offices held:
  • Municipal Judge (2020-Prsnt)
• Incumbent officeholder: No
• Campaign slogan: Experience | Dedication | Integrity
• Campaign website
• Campaign Facebook

Elections

General election

General election for Coulee Region Joint Municipal Court

Daniel M. Norland and Nikki C. Swayne ran in the general election for Coulee Region Joint Municipal Court on April 2, 2024.

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	Submit photo	Daniel M. Norland (Nonpartisan)
	Submit photo	Nikki C. Swayne (Nonpartisan)

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Nikki C. Swayne completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Swayne's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I have experience serving as municipal judge prior to moving to the Town of Shelby (a municipality included in the jurisdiction of the Coulee Region Joint Municipal Court). My dedication to public service, my compassion for all members of our community and my experience as both judge and practicing attorney (with 15+ years of practice and well over 200 trials as an attorney, and numerous trials over which I have presided as judge) make me the ideal candidate for municipal judge of the Coulee Region Joint Municipal Court.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• A primary goal of my court is to provide justice on a case by case basis. Every case is different, every defendant is different; and, true justice demands awareness of these differences.
• My court will act to effectively deter offenses generally--by holding open court with dispositional details available to the public; and, to deter individual offenders--by imposing sentences that demand accountability and opportunity for rehabilitation. Additionally and importantly, my court will endeavor to assure victims are made whole and offenders are held responsible.
• My court will dispose of cases in a manner that reaffirms societal norms and expectations by providing equitable and firm dispositions in open court with substantive explanation supporting the dispositions entered.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Judicial Impartiality. A judge should be faithful to, and maintain professional competence in, the law and should not be swayed by partisan interests, public clamor, or fear of criticism.

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

Experience, dedication & integrity.

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

I was 7 when the fall of the Berlin Wall occurred. I vividly remember watching the news with my family that night; and, my dad commenting that I should watch closely as a barrier to liberty was being--quite literally--destroyed before our eyes.

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