Pedro Colón
2023 - Present
2030
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Pedro A. Colón is a judge for District I of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals. He assumed office on November 19, 2023. His current term ends on July 31, 2030.
Colón ran for re-election for the District I judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals. He won in the general election on April 2, 2024.
Biography
Education
Colón received his undergraduate degree from Marquette University in 1991 and his J.D. from the University of Wisconsin, Madison in 1994.[1]
Career
From 1999 to 2010, Colón served as a Democratic member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing District 8. He resigned as a legislator in order to take his judicial seat on the Milwaukee County Circuit Court.[2][3] Colón also worked as an attorney in private practice from 1994 until he became a judge in 2010.[2]
Awards and associations
- Member of the State Bar of Wisconsin
- Member of the Wisconsin Hispanic Lawyers Association
- Member of the National Association of Latino Elected Officials [2]
Elections
2024
See also: Wisconsin intermediate appellate court elections, 2024
General election
General election for Wisconsin Court of Appeals District I
Incumbent Pedro A. Colón won election in the general election for Wisconsin Court of Appeals District I on April 2, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Pedro A. Colón (Nonpartisan) | 98.7 | 100,016 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.3 | 1,354 | ||
| Total votes: 101,370 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Pedro A. Colón advanced from the primary for Wisconsin Court of Appeals District I.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Gwen Connolly (Nonpartisan)
Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Colón in this election.
2023
See also: Municipal elections in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin (2023)
General election
General election for Milwaukee County Circuit Court Branch 18
Incumbent Pedro A. Colón won election in the general election for Milwaukee County Circuit Court Branch 18 on April 4, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Pedro A. Colón (Nonpartisan) | 98.7 | 143,733 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.3 | 1,882 | ||
| Total votes: 145,615 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Pedro A. Colón advanced from the primary for Milwaukee County Circuit Court Branch 18.
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.[4] Incumbent Pedro Colón ran unopposed in the general election for the Branch 18 seat on the Milwaukee County Circuit Court.
| Milwaukee County Circuit Court, Branch 18 General Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | ||
 Pedro Colón Incumbent | ||
2011
Colón was elected to the Milwaukee County Circuit Court in the general election on April 5, 2011. He won 36% of the vote in the primary election, advancing him to the general election. He then defeated Christopher R. Lipscomb in the general election, winning 59% of the vote.[5][6][7]
- See also: Wisconsin judicial elections, 2011
Endorsements
Colón received endorsements from three of the Wisconsin Supreme Court justices: David T. Prosser, Patience Roggensack and N. Patrick Crooks. Said Colón: "I am honored to have the endorsement of these distinguished jurists. Justices Prosser, Roggensack and Crooks all have tremendous experience with the law. With their support, I look forward to continuing to serve the people of Milwaukee County."[2]
2008
On November 4, 2008, Colon won re-election to Assembly District 8, receiving 98.26% of the vote.[8]
| Wisconsin Assembly District 8 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Pedro Colón (D)
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8,743 | |||
| Scattering | 155 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2023
Pedro A. Colón did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
State legislative tenure
Committee assignments
2009-2010
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Wisconsin Court of Appeals District I |
Officeholder Wisconsin Court of Appeals District I |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Pedro Colón Profile," accessed February 19, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Colón Press Release, "Judge Colón Receives Endorsements of Wisconsin Supreme Court Justices," November 18, 2010
- ↑ The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, "Doyle appoints Colón to Circuit Court judgeship," September 15, 2010
- ↑ Wisconsin Elections Commission, "Spring 2017 Election," accessed January 3, 2017
- ↑ City of Milwaukee Election Commission, "Summary Report," April 5, 2011
- ↑ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Results for contested primary races," February 16, 2011
- ↑ State of Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Offices to be elected at 2011 spring election," accessed February 19, 2015
- ↑ Wisconsin State Elections Board Results of Fall General Election-11/04/2008
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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
