Scott Needham
Scott Needham is a judge of the St. Croix County Circuit Court in Wisconsin.
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Needham was elected to the bench in 1994 and re-elected in 2000, 2006, and 2012.[1][2] Needham serves as the chief judge of the 10th Judicial District. He was first appointed to this position in 2011, and was most recently reappointed to another two-year term in 2015, effective August 1.[3]
Education
Needham earned his B.A. from Carthage College and his J.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School.[4]
Career
Before his election to the court in 1994, Needham worked in private practice for 16 years.[5]
Awards and associations
- 2010: Trial Judge of the Year, American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)
- Member on the STOP Grant Committee
- Past chair of the Criminal Jury Instruction Committee[5]
2012 election
Judge Needham ran unopposed and was re-elected to a fourth term on the St. Croix County Circuit Court, Branch 3.[6][5]
- See also: Wisconsin judicial elections, 2012
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Wisconsin Circuit Courts, "Circuit Court Judges," accessed April 7, 2014
- ↑ Press release, "Wisconsin Supreme Court selects two new chief judges," August 22, 2011
- ↑ WEAU.com, "St. Croix Court Needham re-appointed as a chief judge," May 12, 2015
- ↑ Martindale.com, "Judge Profile:Scott R. Needham," accessed January 2, 2015
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 River Falls Journal, "Chief Judge Needham to seek re-election this spring," November 14, 2011
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Canvass Results for 2012 Presidential Preference and Spring Election - 4/3/2012"
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
