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Paul Higginbotham
Paul B. Higginbotham was a judge on the Wisconsin Court of Appeals, District IV. He was appointed to the court by Democratic Governor James Doyle in 2003 and subsequently elected to the court in 2005. His term ended on July 31, 2017.[1][2] Higginbotham was the first black judge to serve on the court of appeals.[3]
Judge Higginbotham declined to file for re-election in 2017.[4]
Education
Higginbotham received his B.A. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1981 and his J.D. from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 1985.[1]
Career
Judge Higginbotham began his legal career in 1985 as a staff attorney for the Legal Aid Society of Milwaukee, Inc. The next year, he joined the law firm Reynolds, Gruber, Herrick, Flesch & Kasdorf and Borns, Macauley & Jacobson. In 1988, he became the minority affairs coordinator of Dane County, and in 1992, he became a Madison Municipal Judge. In 1993 and 1994, he worked as the acting executive director of the Madison Equal Opportunities Commission. He then became a Circuit Court judge. He worked in this capacity until he was appointed to the Court of Appeals in 2003.[1]
Bid for the federal judiciary
In 2009, Higginbotham applied to fill a vacancy on the United States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, along with 10 others. The applications were reviewed by a judicial nominating commission, which made recommendations to U.S. Sens. Herb Kohl and Russ Feingold.[5] Higginbotham did not receive the nomination; instead it went to Victoria F. Nourse, professor of law at the University of Wisconsin Law School.[6]
Awards and associations
- 2011 Recipient of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Heritage Award[7]
Elections
2017
Judge Higginbotham declined to file for re-election in 2017.[4]
2011 election
- See also: Wisconsin judicial elections, 2011
Higginbotham was re-elected after running unopposed on April 5, 2011.[8]
2005 election
Judge Higginbotham was appointed to the Court of Appeals in 2003. He ran for that seat in 2005 and won in an uncontested election.[9]
2003 election
Higginbotham ran for an open seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court in 2003, but lost in the primary.[2]
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Wisconsin Court System, "Judge Paul B. Higginbotham," accessed September 6, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Third Branch "Appellate courts welcome new members," Summer 2003
- ↑ Dominion "Paul B. Higginbotham, J.D.," accessed August 31, 2015
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Wisconsin Elections Commission, "Candidate Tracking by Office, 2017 Spring Election - 4/4/2017," accessed January 5, 2017
- ↑ Associated Press "Judges, lawyers seek federal appeals court job," September 29, 2009
- ↑ The White House, Press Releases, "President Obama Names Victoria F. Nourse to U.S. Court of Appeals," July 14, 2010
- ↑ Forward Lookout "Martin Luther King Day/Weekend Events," January 7, 2011
- ↑ Office to be elected at 2011 spring election
- ↑ Wisconsin Board of Elections, "Spring 2005 Court of Appeals Election Results," accessed August 31, 2015
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
