Brian Blanchard
| Brian Blanchard | |
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| Current Court Information: | |
| Wisconsin Court of Appeals District IV | |
| Title: | Judge |
| Position: | District IV |
| Service: | |
| Active: | 2010-2016 |
| Preceded by: | Charles Dykman |
| Past position: | District Attorney, Dane County |
| Past term: | 2001-2010 |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | November 7, 1958 |
| Home State: | Pennsylvania |
| Undergraduate: | University of Michigan, 1980 |
| Law School: | Northwestern University, 1989 |
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Brian Blanchard is a judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals, District 4. He was elected to this position on April 6, 2010 and took office the following August 1st. His current term expires on July 31, 2016.[1]
Education
Blanchard received his Bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan in 1980 and his law degree from Northwestern University in 1989. [2][1]
Professional career
From 1990 to 1997 Blanchard worked as an Assistant U.S. attorney in Chicago. In 1997 he joined a Madison law firm. He was elected Dane County District Attorney in 2000, and has been re-elected to that position three times. Blanchard has also worked as a reporter for the Miami Herald and a law clerk to a United States Appeals Court judge. [3]
Awards and Associations
- Board member, Wisconsin District Attorney's Association
- Former chair, Dane County Coordinated Response to Domestic Violence
- Member of both state and county task forces on the problem of disproportionate minority confinement
- Member and past chairman of the Dane County's Coordinated Community Response to Domestic Violence [3]
Court of Appeals bid
- See also: Wisconsin judicial elections, 2010
Blanchard was elected to Seat 4 on the Wisconsin Court of Appeals in 2010. The seat was previously held by Charles Dykman.[4] When asked what sets him apart from the other candidates for the seat, Blanchard replied: "I believe voters want judges who have the experience, the independence and the integrity to apply the law fairly and to make decisions based on the facts and what the law dictates". [3] [5]
Blanchard cited prompt attention to cases as one of his priorities for the court during the election. "One way you measure how good a court is or how good a judge is is how prompt they are in rendering justice. Justice delayed is justice denied — that’s a familiar phrase. One of the things I would set as a high priority joining the court is really working with my colleagues on the court to make sure there are as few delays as possible." [6]
Judges Ramona Gonzalez and Edward Leineweber also ran in the primary for the seat.[7]
Final Election Results
Brian Blanchard defeated Judge Edward Leineweber for Seat 4 on the Court of Appeals in the election held April 6, 2010. Official election results from the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board were: Blanchard 104,918 (62.65%); Leineweber 62,135 (37.10%). [8][9]
See also
- News: Blanchard wins seat on Court of Appeals, April 6, 2010
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Official biography of Judge Blanchard
- ↑ Wisconsin State Journal "Candidate profiles for state Court of Appeals primary", February 11, 2010
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Gazette Extra "Three vie for 4th District Court of Appeals judgeship", February 13, 2010
- ↑ Offices to be elected at February 16, 2010 Spring Primary April 6, 2010 Spring Election
- ↑ Baraboo News Republic "Leineweber, Blanchard make appeals", March 19, 2010
- ↑ Jackson County Chronicle "Judge candidate stresses broad law experience", March 24, 2010
- ↑ Candidates Registered for Spring Election 2010
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ [2]
