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Rod Smeltzer
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Rod W. Smeltzer is a circuit court judge for the Dunn County Circuit Court in Wisconsin.[1] He was first elected to the position in 1997. Smeltzer was re-elected in 2003, 2009 and 2015. His term will expire in 2021.[2][3]
Education
Smeltzer earned his B.S. from the University of Minnesota in 1973. He earned his M.S. from the University of Wisconsin-River Falls in 1987 and his J.D. from the William Mitchell College of Law in 1989.[2]
Career
- 1997-2021: Judge, Dunn County Circuit Court
- 1989-1997: Assistant district attorney, Dunn County
- 1982-1990: Farm Partnership
- 1975-1979: Administrator, Chippewa Valley Technical College
- 1973-1975: Business manager, auto dealership[2]
Elections
2015
See also: Wisconsin judicial elections, 2015
Smeltzer was re-elected without opposition to the Dunn County Circuit Court, Branch 2 in 2015. Wisconsin's general judicial election was held on April 7, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates was January 6, 2015.[4][3]
See also
External links
- The Third Branch, "Dunn County Diversion Court celebrates five years," September 24, 2013
- Caring for our Children Foundation, "Menomonie man gets 10 years in prison for child pornography," July 31, 2012
- Wisconsin Court System, "Circuit Courts"
- Dunn County, Wisconsin, "Circuit Courts"
Footnotes
- ↑ Dunn County, Wisconsin, "Dunn County Judges," accessed January 8, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Wisconsin Election Watch, "Rod W. Smeltzer," accessed December 27, 2013
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "2015 Spring Election," accessed January 8, 2015
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Ballot Access Checklist For 2015 Judicial Candidates," accessed December 18, 2014
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
