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Lee Dreyfus
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2020
Lee S. Dreyfus is a judge for the Waukesha County Circuit Court in Wisconsin.[1] He was first elected to the court in 1990 and was re-elected in 1996, 2002, 2008 and most recently in 2014 for a term expiring in 2020.[2][3]
Elections
2014
See also: Wisconsin judicial elections, 2014
Dreyfus ran for re-election to the Waukesha County Circuit Court.
General: He won without opposition in the general election on April 1, 2014.
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Education
Dreyfus earned his B.A. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1975. He later received his J.D. from the University of Mississippi-Oxford in 1978.[2]
Career
- 1990-2020: Judge, Waukesha County Circuit Court
- 1987-1990: Municipal Judge, City of Waukesha
- 1981-1990: Attorney in private practice
- 1978-1981: District Attorney, Oconto County[2]
Noteworthy events
John Doe investigations
Two John Doe investigations, beginning in 2010 and ending in 2015, were launched by Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm (D) into the activities of staff and associates of Gov. Scott Walker (R).[4] On May 28, 2014, Eric O'Keefe, one of the targets of the second John Doe investigation, filed suit in state court against the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board (GAB) and its director, Kevin Kennedy, for their involvement in the investigations. The lawsuit alleged the GAB had no statutory authority to participate in a criminal investigation.[5][6]
The GAB fought to keep the documents related to the suit from the public eye, but Waukesha County Circuit Court Judge Lee Dreyfus ordered portions to be unsealed in December 2014. The documents showed that GAB staff continued to investigate conservative groups even after the board voted to shut down the investigation.[7][8][9]
See also
External links
- Waukesha County Circuit Court
- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Panel urges reprimand of Dreyfus," August 7, 1993, accessed March 27, 2014</ref>
Footnotes
- ↑ Waukesha County Website, "Courts"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Wisconsin Election Watch, "Lee S. Dreyfus," accessed March 27, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Candidates on Ballot by Election, 2014 Spring Election," January 23, 2014
- ↑ United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin Milwaukee Division, "Eric O’Keefe, and Wisconsin Club for Growth, Inc.," accessed February 23, 2015
- ↑ State of Wisconsin Circuit Court Waukesha County, "Complaint," May 28, 2014
- ↑ Wisconsin Reporter, "John Doe targets sue Wisconsin’s Government Accountability Board," May 20, 2014
- ↑ State of Wisconsin Circuit Court Waukesha County County, "Eric O'Keefe v Government Accountability Board," December 19, 2014
- ↑ Wisconsin Reporter, "Rogue agency defied judges to carry out partisan probe of Wisconsin conservatives," December 19, 2014
- ↑ Wisconsin Reporter, "Conservatives to court: Open up records on GAB’s role in John Doe," December 5, 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
