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Charles Dykman
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| Charles P. Dykman | |
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| Former Wisconsin Court of Appeals Judge | |
| Assumed office 1978 | |
| Term ends July 2010 | |
| Attorney, private practice | |
| In office 1965 - 1978 | |
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Charles P. Dykman is a former justice on the Wisconsin Court of Appeals (District IV). Dykman retired from the court in July of 2010, but plans to continue working with the law. He is 71, and calls his time in the judiciary "the best thing I've done in my life, other than marrying my wife". [1]
Biography
Judge Dykman earned both his bachelors (1961) and his J.D. degrees (1965) from the University of Wisconsin at Madison.
Legal career
Judge Dykman served as Appellate Court Judge, District IV Court of Appeals, having held that position from 1978 to 2010. He acted as Presiding Judge of the court from 1996 to 2001. Prior to joining the Court of Appeals he was an attorney in private practice from 1965-78.
2004 Election
Justice Dykman ran unopposed as an incumbent in the Spring General Election of 2004 and won with 99.58% of the vote.[2]
Awards, memberships and civic activities
Charles Dykman has served on the Judicial Conference Executive Committee, and as a member of the Commission on Judicial Elections and Ethics.[3]
Notable rulings
Holmen Concrete Products v. Hardy Construction Co.
- In a decision by Judge Dykman on 7/29/04, the court of appeals affirmed a lower court ruling that held that a municipality is liable to subcontractors for its failure to ensure that a general contractor obtained proper bonding. In the case in question, the Village of Readstown failed to ensure that a general contractor working on a public works project was properly bonded; when the general contractor failed to pay the subcontractors, the subs successfully sued the Village to recover the unpaid sums.[4]
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