William W. Brash III

William W. Brash III (born July 15, 1951)[1] is an American judge serving on the Wisconsin Court of Appeals since 2015. He was appointed by Governor Scott Walker after serving 15 years as a Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge in Milwaukee County.

The Honorable

William W. Brash III
Judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals District I
Assumed office
October 28, 2015
Appointed byScott Walker
Preceded byRebecca Bradley
Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge for the Milwaukee Circuit, Branch 21
In office
November 2001 – October 28, 2015
Appointed byScott McCallum
Preceded byStanley A. Miller
Succeeded byCynthia M. Davis
Personal details
Born (1951-07-15) July 15, 1951
Panama
Spouse(s)Ruth
Children1 son
ResidenceFox Point, Wisconsin
Education

Biography

Born in Panama[1][2] and raised in Fox Point, Wisconsin, Brash received his B.A. degree from St. Norbert College in 1973 and his J.D. degree from Marquette University Law School in 1978. He practiced law and was a business owner. He served as a municipal judge in Fox Point from 1984 to 1997, and then as a reserve municipal judge for Milwaukee from 1997 until 2001.[2]

In November 2001 he was appointed to the Wisconsin Circuit Court in Milwaukee County by Governor Scott McCallum. He was re-elected to the Circuit Court in 2002, 2008, and 2014. In 2015, Governor Scott Walker appointed Brash to the Wisconsin Court of Appeals to fill the vacancy created by his appointment of Judge Rebecca Bradley to the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Brash won a full term on the court without opposition in the spring election of 2017.[3][4][5] He is currently the Presiding Judge for District I.[1]

Personal life

Judge Brash and his wife, Ruth, have one son and reside in Fox Point, Wisconsin.

Electoral history

Wisconsin Circuit Court (2002, 2008, 2014)
Wisconsin Circuit Court, Milwaukee Circuit, Branch 21 Election, 2002[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
General Election, April 2, 2002
Nonpartisan Bill Brash (incumbent) 71,362 62.19%
Nonpartisan Ramon Valdez 43,047 37.51%
Scattering 341 0.30%
Total votes '114,750' '100.0%'

Wisconsin Court of Appeals (2017)
Wisconsin Court of Appeals District I Election, 2017[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
General Election, April 4, 2017
Nonpartisan Bill Brash (incumbent) 51,818 98.53%
Scattering 771 1.47%
Total votes '52,589' '100.0%'

References
  1. "Wisconsin Court System - Court of Appeals Judges - Judge Brash". www.wicourts.gov. Retrieved 2019-09-03.
  2. "2002 Election Results" (PDF). The Third Branch. Vol. 10 no. 2. Courts of Wisconsin. 2002. p. 21. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  3. "Governor Scott Walker Appoints District 1 Court of Appeals Judge". Office of the Governor of Wisconsin. October 28, 2015. Archived from the original on May 15, 2016. Retrieved March 26, 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
  4. Wisconsin Court System-Wisconsin Court of Appeals-Judge William W. Brash III
  5. Martindale.com.-Judge Profile: Hon. William W. Brash III
  6. Results of Spring General Election (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin State Elections Board. April 2, 2002. p. 6. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  7. Canvass Results for 2017 Spring Election (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. April 4, 2017. p. 1. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
Legal offices
Preceded by
Stanley A. Miller		 Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge for the Milwaukee Circuit, Branch 21
2001 – 2015		 Succeeded by
Cynthia M. Davis
Preceded by
Rebecca Bradley		 Judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals District I
2015 – present		 Incumbent


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