Brian Blanchard

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The Honorable
Brian Blanchard
Judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals District IV
Assumed office
August 1, 2010
Professionattorney, 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.

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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

Wisconsin Court of Appeals, District IV Election, 2010 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
General Election, April 6, 2010
Nonpartisan Brian Blanchard 104,918 62.65%
Nonpartisan Edward E. Leineweber62,13537.10%
Scattering4180.25%
Plurality42,78325.55%
Total votes167,471 100.0%


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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.
Legal offices
Preceded by
Diane Nicks
District Attorney of Dane County, Wisconsin
January 1, 2001 July 31, 2010
Succeeded by
Ismael Ozanne
Preceded byJudge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals District IV
August 1, 2010 present
Incumbent