Brian Blanchard

The Honorable
Brian Blanchard
Judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals District IV
Incumbent
Assumed office
August 1, 2010
Preceded byCharles P. Dykman
District Attorney of Dane County, Wisconsin
In office
January 1, 2001 – July 31, 2010
Preceded byDiane Nicks
Succeeded byIsmael Ozanne
Personal details
Born (1958-11-07) November 7, 1958
State College, Pennsylvania, U.S.
PartyDemocratic
SpouseMary
Children3
Education
Professionattorney, prosecutor, judge

Brian Blanchard (born November 7, 1958) is an American lawyer, judge, and former politician. He is a judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals in the Madison-based District IV; originally elected in 2010, he has announced he will retire in November 2026. He previously served nine years as district attorney of Dane County, Wisconsin, and served seven years as an assistant U.S. attorney in the Northern District of Illinois.

Biography

Born in State College, Pennsylvania, Judge Brian W. Blanchard graduated from the University of Michigan with honors and from the Northwestern University School of Law, where he was editor-in-chief of the Northwestern University Law Review.[1] Blanchard is married to Mary Blanchard and has three children; Will, Ben, and Allison.[2]

Career

Blanchard was an assistant United States attorney in Chicago, Illinois, from 1990 to 1997. In 1997, he moved to Madison, Wisconsin, and joined a private practice. He later became district attorney of Dane County, Wisconsin, and served in that position from 2001 until his election to the Court of Appeals in 2010.

Electoral history

Wisconsin Court of Appeals, District IV Election, 2010[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
General Election, April 6, 2010
Nonpartisan Brian Blanchard 104,918 62.65%
Nonpartisan Edward E. Leineweber 62,135 37.10%
Scattering 418 0.25%
Plurality 42,783 25.55%
Total votes 167,471 100.0%

References

  1. ↑ "Judge Brian W. Blanchard". Wisconsin Court System. Retrieved 2019-09-03.
  2. ↑ "About Brian". Citizens for Brian Blanchard for Court of Appeals. Archived from the original on February 5, 2002. Retrieved 2011-11-22.
  3. ↑ Results of Spring General Election - 04/06/2010 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin State Elections Board. April 23, 2010. p. 1. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
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