Timothy Dugan
Timothy G. Dugan was a judge for District I of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals. He assumed office on December 11, 2016. He left office on November 18, 2023.
Dugan ran for re-election for the District I judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals. He won in the general election on April 3, 2018.
He was appointed to the court in October 2016 by Republican Governor Scott Walker to succeed retired Judge Patricia Curley.[1]
Dugan was previously a judge on the Milwaukee County Circuit Court, Branch 10.[2] He was appointed to this court by Republican Governor Tommy Thompson in 1992, elected in 1993, and re-elected in 1999, 2005, and 2011.[3]
Education
Dugan earned his B.A. from Westminster College in 1975 and his J.D. from the Marquette University Law School in 1978.[3]
Career
Prior to his service on the Milwaukee County Circuit Court, Dugan was engaged in private practice and worked as prosecutor for the Villages of Shorewood and Menomonee Falls.[3]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Wisconsin Court of Appeals District I
Incumbent Timothy G. Dugan won election in the general election for Wisconsin Court of Appeals District I on April 3, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Timothy G. Dugan (Nonpartisan) | 98.4 | 70,346 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.6 | 1,141 | ||
| Total votes: 71,487 | |||
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Selection method
The 16 judges of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals are elected in nonpartisan elections. They serve six-year terms. All judges must run for re-election if they wish to continue serving after their term expires.[4] In the event of a midterm vacancy, the governor appoints a replacement. If the vacancy occurs after that year's spring election and on or before December 1 of the same year, the appointee must stand for election in the next succeeding spring election in which no other judge from the same district is to be elected. If the vacancy occurs after December 1 but before the following spring's election, the appointee must stand for election in the next spring election—beginning with the second spring election from the time of the appointment—in which no other judge from the same district is to be elected.[4][5] The governor solicits recommendations from an Advisory Council on Judicial Selection in making his or her appointments, but is not required to choose one of the suggested appointees.[4][6]
Qualifications
To serve on the court, a judge must be:
- a qualified elector in the state; and
- licensed to practice law in the state for at least five years immediately prior to appointment or election to the court.[4]
Selection of the chief judge
The chief judge of the court of appeals is chosen by the supreme court to serve a three-year term.
2011
- See also: Wisconsin judicial elections, 2011
Dugan was re-elected to the circuit court after running unopposed on April 5, 2011.[7][8]
Recent news
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ NBC15.com, "Walker appoints Milwaukee judge to appeals court," October 27, 2016
- ↑ Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, "Milwaukee County Courts Directory"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Wisconsin Election Watch, "Timothy G. Dugan," accessed December 11, 2013
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Wisconsin," archived October 3, 2014
- ↑ Wisconsin State Legislature, "Statutes, Chapter 8.50(4)(f)," accessed December 16 2016
- ↑ Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, "Walker's approach to the judiciary," September 21, 2013
- ↑ City of Milwaukee Election Commission, "Summary Report: Spring Election City of Milwaukee," April 5, 2011, accessed December 11, 2013
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Offices to be Elected at 2011 Spring Election," November 15, 2010, accessed December 11, 2013
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
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