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Iowa County, Wisconsin

Iowa County is within the Wisconsin Court of Appeals District IV.

The people of Iowa County are served by a Municipal Court and the 7th District Circuit Court.

The United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin has jurisdiction in Iowa County. Appeals from the Western District go to the United States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit.

Court of Appeals[edit]

Wisconsin Court of Appeals District IV

Judge	Tenure	Appointed By
Michael Fitzpatrick	August 1, 2017 - Present	Elected
Jennifer Nashold	August 1, 2019 - Present	Elected
JoAnne Kloppenburg	August 1, 2012 - Present	Elected
Brian Blanchard	August 1, 2010 - Present	Elected
Rachel Graham	July 4, 2019 - Present	Tony Evers

Circuit Court[edit]

Iowa County Circuit Court, Wisconsin

Margaret Koehler^[1]

Municipal Courts[edit]

Iowa County Municipal Court, Wisconsin

Footnotes[edit]

↑ Wisconsin Court System, "Circuit Court Judges," accessed May 5, 2014

Wisconsin courts

Federal courts:

Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Wisconsin, Western District of Wisconsin • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Wisconsin, Western District of Wisconsin

State courts:

Wisconsin Supreme Court • Wisconsin Court of Appeals • Wisconsin Circuit Courts

State resources:

Courts in Wisconsin • Wisconsin judicial elections • Judicial selection in Wisconsin

Elections[edit]

See also: Wisconsin judicial elections

Wisconsin is one of 43 states that hold elections for judicial positions. To learn more about judicial selection in Wisconsin, click here.

Wisconsin local trial court judicial elections, 2022
Wisconsin local trial court judicial elections, 2021
Wisconsin local trial court judicial elections, 2020
Wisconsin local trial court judicial elections, 2019
Wisconsin local trial court judicial elections, 2018
Wisconsin local trial court judicial elections, 2017
Wisconsin local trial court judicial elections, 2016
Wisconsin judicial elections, 2015
Wisconsin judicial elections, 2014
Wisconsin judicial elections, 2013
Wisconsin judicial elections, 2012
Wisconsin judicial elections, 2011
Wisconsin judicial elections, 2010

Election rules[edit]

Primary election[edit]

A primary is held on the third Tuesday in February to nominate judicial candidates for the spring election. Candidates seeking election must file by the first Tuesday in January preceding the spring general election.^[1] A primary is required if more than two candidates file for nomination to the supreme court, the same district of an appellate court, or for the same branch of a circuit court.^[1] If the number of candidates for office does not exceed twice the number to be elected to the office a primary is not held and all the candidates will appear on the ballot in the spring election.^[1] The two candidates who receive the most votes in a primary race advance to the general election.^[2]

General election[edit]

A spring election is held on the first Tuesday in April.^[1]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Wisconsin Legislative Council, "Overview of the Election Law in Wisconsin," archived March 31, 2014
↑ American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Wisconsin," accessed March 31, 2014

[1] Wisconsin Court System, "Circuit Court Judges," accessed May 5, 2014

[wlc-2] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Wisconsin Legislative Council, "Overview of the Election Law in Wisconsin," archived March 31, 2014

[ajs-3] American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Wisconsin," accessed March 31, 2014

Iowa County, Wisconsin (Judicial)