Michael R. Fitzpatrick is an American lawyer who served as a judge of the

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from 2017 to 2023. Previously, he served nine years as a

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judge in Rock County.

Life and career

Fitzpatrick received his

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degree from

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and then practiced law in

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. In 2008, Fitzpatrick was appointed to the Rock County

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by Governor

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, a

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. He was subsequently elected to two six-years terms on the court, in 2009 and 2015. In April 2017, Fitzpatrick was elected without opposition to the

in District IV, to replace retiring Judge Paul Higginbotham. Fitzpatrick announced he would not seek re-election to another term on the court in 2023.

Electoral history

Wisconsin Circuit Court (2009, 2015)

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Wisconsin Court of Appeals (2017)

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References

External links

Wisconsin Court of Appeals-Michael R. Fitzpatrick
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