Timothy Dugan

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The Honorable
Timothy G. Dugan
Judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals for the 1st district
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December 10, 2016 –November 18, 2023 [1]
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Timothy G. Dugan (born October 9, 1953) is an American lawyer and jurist from Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. He served as a judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals in the Milwaukee-based 1st district from 2016 through 2023. Prior to his tenure on the Court of Appeals, he served for13 years as a Wisconsin circuit court judge in Milwaukee County.

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Biography

Born in Milford, Connecticut, Dugan graduated from Westminster College in pennsylvania in 1975. He then earned his Juris Doctor degree from Marquette University Law School in 1978. He resided in Shorewood, Wisconsin. In 1992, Dugan was appointed to the Wisconsin Circuit Court in Milwaukee County by Governor Tommy Thompson. He was re-elected to the Circuit Court without opposition in 1993, 1999, 2005, and 2011. [2]

During his judicial career, Judge Dugan has been President of the Milwaukee Trial Judges Association and served as the Associate Dean of the Wisconsin Judicial College. In 2008, Judge Dugan was nominated by President George W. Bush to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin to replace retiring Judge Rudolph T. Randa, but Judge Randa chose to rescind his resignation. [3]

In 2015, Dugan was a finalist under consideration by Governor Scott Walker for appointment to the Wisconsin Court of Appeals after Judge Rebecca Bradley's elevation to the Wisconsin Supreme Court; that seat instead went to William W. Brash III. Governor Walker ultimately appointed Judge Dugan to the Court of Appeals in October 2016 to replace retiring Judge Patricia S. Curley. [4] He was re-elected without opposition in 2018. [5]

Dugan has announced he will not run for re-election in 2024 and will leave office early in November 2023. [6]

Electoral history

Wisconsin Circuit Court (1992, 1993, 1999, 2005, 2011)

Wisconsin Circuit Court, Milwaukee Circuit, Branch 24 Election, 1992 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
General Election, April 7, 1992
Nonpartisan Charles Kahn 118,822 51.46%
NonpartisanTimothy G. Dugan112,06848.54%
Total votes230,890100.0%
Wisconsin Circuit Court, Milwaukee Circuit, Branch 10 Election, 1993 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
General Election, April 6, 1993
Nonpartisan Timothy G. Dugan (incumbent) 98,173 100.0%
Total votes98,173100.0%
Wisconsin Circuit Court, Milwaukee Circuit, Branch 10 Election, 1999 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
General Election, April 6, 1999
Nonpartisan Timothy G. Dugan (incumbent) 65,931 100.0%
Total votes65,931100.0%
Wisconsin Circuit Court, Milwaukee Circuit, Branch 10 Election, 2005 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
General Election, April 5, 2005
Nonpartisan Timothy G. Dugan (incumbent) 46,092 99.22%
Scattering3610.78%
Total votes46,453100.0%
Wisconsin Circuit Court, Milwaukee Circuit, Branch 10 Election, 2011 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
General Election, April 5, 2011
Nonpartisan Timothy G. Dugan (incumbent) 127,244 98.76%
Scattering1,6001.24%
Total votes128,844100.0%

Wisconsin Court of Appeals (2018)

Wisconsin Court of Appeals, District I Election, 2018 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
General Election, April 3, 2018
Nonpartisan Timothy G. Dugan (incumbent) 70,346 98.40%
Scattering1,1411.60%
Total votes71,487100.0%

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References

  1. ↑ Schuster, Steve (June 20, 2023). "Gov. Evers appoints Judge Pedro Colón to Court of Appeals". Wisconsin Law Journal.
  2. ↑ "Judge Timothy G. Dugan". Courts of Wisconsin . Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Governor Walker Appoints District I Court of Appeals Judge" (Press release). Madison, Wisconsin: Office of the Governor of Wisconsin. October 27, 2016. Archived from the original on November 14, 2016. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  4. ↑ Vielmetti, Bruce (October 27, 2016). "Dugan named to Court of Appeals". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel . Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  5. 1 2 Canvass Results for 2018 Spring Election (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. April 3, 2018. p. 1. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  6. ↑ La Roche, Mariana (June 20, 2023). "Wisconsin governor appoints first Latino Judge to Court of Appeals". WISN-TV . Retrieved July 13, 2023.
  7. ↑ Barish, Lawrence S.; Theobald, H. Rupert, eds. (1993). "Elections in Wisconsin". State of Wisconsin 1993-1994 Blue Book (Report). Madison, Wisconsin: State of Wisconsin. p. 874. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
  8. ↑ Barish, Lawrence S.; Theobald, H. Rupert, eds. (1993). "Elections in Wisconsin". State of Wisconsin 1993-1994 Blue Book (Report). Madison, Wisconsin: State of Wisconsin. p. 875. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  9. ↑ Barish, Lawrence S.; Meloy, Patricia E., eds. (1999). "Elections in Wisconsin". State of Wisconsin 1999-2000 Blue Book (Report). Madison, Wisconsin: State of Wisconsin. p. 856. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  10. ↑ Results of Spring General Election (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. April 27, 2005. p. 8. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  11. ↑ Canvass Results for 2011 SPRING ELECTION (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. May 20, 2011. pp. 4–5. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
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