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Latest revision as of 15:09, 9 November 2025
Michael Fitzpatrick was a judge for District IV of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals. He assumed office on August 1, 2017. He left office on July 31, 2023.
Fitzpatrick ran for re-election for the District IV judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals. He won in the general election on April 4, 2017.
Education
Fitzpatrick received his bachelor's degree from Drake University in 1980 and his J.D. from Drake University Law School in 1984.[1]
Career
- 2017 - 2023: Judge, Wisconsin Court of Appeals District IV
- 2008-2017: Judge, Rock County Circuit Court
- 1985-2008: Chair of litigation practice group, Brennan, Steil & Basting, S.C.
- 1984-1985: Law clerk to the Hon. R. James Groh, U.S. Magistrate Judge for the Western District of Wisconsin[1]
Federal nomination
In 2013, Judge Fitzpatrick became one of three finalists nominated to the position of United States District Judge for the Western District of Wisconsin. His name was sent to the President by both U.S. Senators from Wisconsin.[2]
Awards and associations
- Member and former president, James E. Doyle Chapter of American Inns of Court
- Former president, Western District Bar Association
- Member and former president, Rock County Bar Association
- Former chair, Rock County Bench/Bar Committee
- Former member, Office of Lawyer Regulation Grievance Committee
- Former Wisconsin chair, 7th Circuit Bar Association Committee on Rules and Practice[1]
Elections
2023
Michael R. Fitzpatrick did not file to run for re-election.
2017
- See also: Wisconsin judicial elections, 2017
Judge Fitzpatrick filed to run for election to the Wisconsin Court of Appeals, District IV.[3] He ran for the seat held by Judge Paul Higginbotham, who declined to stand for re-election. Fitzpatrick ran unopposed and therefore did not appear on the primary ballot.
2015
See also: Wisconsin judicial elections, 2015
Fitzpatrick was re-elected without opposition to the Rock County Circuit Court, Branch 3 in 2015. Wisconsin's general judicial election was held on April 7, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates was January 6, 2015.[4][5]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ Wisconsin Elections Commission, "Candidate Tracking by Office, 2017 Spring Election - 4/4/2017," accessed January 5, 2017
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Ballot Access Checklist For 2015 Judicial Candidates," accessed December 18, 2014
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "2015 Spring Election," accessed January 8, 2015
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
