Brian Blanchard
The Honorable Brian Blanchard | |
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Judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals District IV | |
Assumed office August 1, 2010 | |
Preceded by | Charles P. Dykman |
District Attorney of Dane County, Wisconsin | |
In office January 1, 2001 – July 31, 2010 | |
Preceded by | Diane Nicks |
Succeeded by | Ismael Ozanne |
Personal details | |
Born | State College, Pennsylvania, U.S. | November 7, 1958
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Mary |
Children | 3 |
Alma mater | |
Profession | attorney, prosecutor, judge |
Brian Blanchard (born November 7, 1958) is an American attorney, judge, and Democratic politician. He currently serves as a judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals in Madison-based District IV.
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 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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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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
- ^ "Judge Brian W. Blanchard". Wisconsin Court System. Retrieved 2019-09-03.
- ^ "About Brian". Citizens for Brian Blanchard for Court of Appeals. Archived from the original on February 5, 2002. Retrieved 2011-11-22.
- ^ Results of Spring General Election - 04/06/2010 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin State Elections Board. April 23, 2010. p. 1. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
- 1958 births
- Living people
- Assistant United States Attorneys
- District attorneys in Wisconsin
- Lawyers from Madison, Wisconsin
- Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law alumni
- People from State College, Pennsylvania
- Politicians from Madison, Wisconsin
- University of Michigan alumni
- Wisconsin Court of Appeals judges
- 21st-century American judges