Rian Radtke

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Rian Radtke

Nonpartisan

Trempealeau County Circuit Court

Tenure

Present officeholder

Term ends

2023

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Elections and appointments

Last elected

April 4, 2017

Education

Bachelor's

University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire

Law

William Mitchell College of Law

Personal

Profession

Corporation counsel, Trempealeau County

Rian Radtke is the judge for the Trempealeau County Circuit Court in Wisconsin. Radtke won the seat in the general election on April 4, 2017.

Biography

Radtke earned his bachelor's degree in criminal justice from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. He later received his J.D. from William Mitchell College of Law. Radtke became the corporation counsel for Trempealeau County in 2010.

Elections

2017

See also: Wisconsin local trial court judicial elections, 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. Rian Radtke defeated Rick Schaumberg in the general election for the Trempealeau County Circuit Court.

Trempealeau County Circuit Court, General Election, 2017
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Rian Radtke	52.29%	2,856
Rick Schaumberg	47.49%	2,594
Write-in votes	0.22%	12
Total Votes		5,462
Source: Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, "Elections," accessed April 4, 2017

Rian Radtke and Rick Schaumberg defeated incumbent Charles Feltes in the primary election for the Trempealeau County Circuit Court.

Trempealeau County Circuit Court, Primary Election, 2017
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Rian Radtke	36.32%	1,142
Rick Schaumberg	34.57%	1,087
Charles Feltes Incumbent	28.94%	910
Write-in votes	0.16%	5
Total Votes		3,144
Source: Trempealeau County, "February 21st, 2017 Unofficial Results," accessed February 21, 2017

Selection method

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Campaign themes

2017

Radtke's campaign website included the following themes for 2017:

“	UPHOLD THE LAW It is my belief that a judge is bound to uphold the law as written. Too often, judges take liberty to bend or ignore the law to achieve a certain outcome. Taking such action would negate the separation of powers that our great nation is built upon. As judge, I will apply the law as written in order to maintain a fair and trustworthy judiciary. COMMITMENT TO FAIRNESS In order to earn a reputation of fairness, one must actually be fair. Throughout my legal career, I have gained a reputation for being tough, but fair. Fairness, which is fundamental to the judicial system, includes an appropriate balance of retribution and mercy. IMPARTIAL AND INDEPENDENT To maintain trust and faith in the legal system, the court must be impartial. In an effort to remain independent of outside influences, I am not accepting monetary campaign contributions from anyone who could come before the court. The public can be assured that, as judge, I will be impartial and not beholden to any one person’s influence. HOLD PEOPLE ACCOUNTABLE Actions have consequences, and I believe that individuals should own the consequences of such actions. It is important to the judicial system, and society at large, to hold individuals accountable. RESPECT FOR ALL Each and every person appearing before the court deserves to be respected. As an attorney, I have always treated everyone with respect, whether they be adversaries or unrepresented persons. As judge, I will give the due respect to each litigant, knowing that, to the parties before the court, their case is the most important case in the world. ATTENTION TO DETAIL A county board member once told me, in a complimentary manner, 'Rian, you are so thorough that you could find a flyspeck in a pepper shaker.' When giving legal advice, I make sure I understand all details of a situation before providing advice. As judge, I will be no different. And, while it is important to get the details right, it is also important to recognize when time spent on details results in needless and unnecessary delay and cost.	”
—Rian Radtke (2017)

See also

• Trempealeau County Circuit Court
• Wisconsin local trial court judicial elections, 2017

Footnotes

Wisconsin courts

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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