The Honorable Milton Lee Childs | |
|---|---|
| Judge of the Milwaukee County Circuit Court Branch 2 | |
| Assumed office November 2019 | |
| Appointed by | Tony Evers |
| Preceded by | Joe Donald |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1963or1964(age 61–62) |
| Education | Xavier University Marquette University Law School |
| Profession | Lawyer,judge |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | United States Marine Corps Reserve |
| Rank | Sergeant,USMCR |
Milton Lee Childs Sr. (born 1963/1964) is an American attorney and judge from Milwaukee,Wisconsin. He has served as a Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge in Milwaukee County since 2019,and was previously a state public defender.
Milton Childs was born and raised in Milwaukee,Wisconsin. He earned his bachelor's degree from Xavier University and worked as a math teacher for 12 years. During that time,he also served in the United States Marine Corps Reserve for 8 years,rising to the rank of sergeant. [1]
Childs graduated from the Marquette University Law School in 2003. [2] After law school,Childs worked at the Wisconsin State Public Defenders Office,where he rose to become a managing attorney. In 2019,Governor Tony Evers appointed Childs to the circuit court after he appointed his predecessor,Joe Donald,to the Wisconsin Court of Appeals. [3] He was elected to a full term in 2021 after running unopposed. [4]