Jennifer Dorow
Jennifer Dorow is a judge of the Waukesha County Circuit Court in Wisconsin.
Dorow ran for election for judge of the Wisconsin Supreme Court. She lost in the primary on February 21, 2023.
Governor Scott Walker (R) appointed Dorow to the circuit court in December 2011.[1] Dorow assumed office in 2012 and was elected to a full six-year term later that year.[2][3][4] Dorow was re-elected in 2018 to a term expiring in 2024.[5][6]
The Wisconsin Supreme Court appointed Dorow as chief judge of the Third Judicial Administrative District in 2017 and reappointed her to the position in 2019 and 2021.[7][8][9]
Biography
Dorow received a bachelor's degree in broadcast communication from Marquette University in 1992 and a J.D. from Regent University School of Law in 1996.[10][11] Dorow previously worked as a Waukesha County assistant district attorney and as a private practice attorney at Huppertz & Dorow, S.C.[7][12]
Elections
2023
See also: Wisconsin Supreme Court elections, 2023
General election
General election for Wisconsin Supreme Court
Janet Claire Protasiewicz defeated Daniel Kelly in the general election for Wisconsin Supreme Court on April 4, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Janet Claire Protasiewicz (Nonpartisan) | 55.4 | 1,021,822 | |
| Daniel Kelly (Nonpartisan) | 44.4 | 818,391 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 3,267 | ||
| Total votes: 1,843,480 | ||||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Wisconsin Supreme Court
Janet Claire Protasiewicz and Daniel Kelly defeated Jennifer Dorow and Everett Mitchell in the primary for Wisconsin Supreme Court on February 21, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Janet Claire Protasiewicz (Nonpartisan) | 46.4 | 446,403 | |
| ✔ | Daniel Kelly (Nonpartisan) | 24.2 | 232,751 | |
| Jennifer Dorow (Nonpartisan) | 21.9 | 210,100 | ||
| Everett Mitchell (Nonpartisan) | 7.5 | 71,895 | ||
| Total votes: 961,149 | ||||
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2018
Dorow ran unopposed and was re-elected to a six-year term as judge for Waukesha County Circuit Court Branch 2 with 99.0% of the vote.[5]
2012
- See also: Wisconsin judicial elections, 2012
Dorow ran unopposed and was elected to a six-year term as judge for Waukesha County Circuit Court Branch 2 with 99.7% of the vote.[4]
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Campaign ads
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Noteworthy cases
Darrell Brooks homicide trial
- See also: Waukesha County Circuit Court (State of Wisconsin vs. Darrell E. Brooks, 2021CF001848)
- See also: Waukesha County Circuit Court (State of Wisconsin vs. Darrell E. Brooks, 2021CF001848)
Dorow presided over the 18-day jury trial of Darrell Brooks in October 2022. Brooks was on trial for driving an SUV into the Waukesha, Wisconsin, Christmas parade on November 21, 2021, killing six people and injuring at least 61.[13][14] Brooks was charged with six counts of first-degree intentional homicide, 61 counts of first-degree recklessly endangering safety, six counts of hit-and-run involving death, and other charges.[15]
On November 16, 2022, Dorow sentenced Brooks to six consecutive life sentences without parole, as well as "17½ years for each of the 61 counts of first-degree recklessly endangering safety, or a total of 762 years of initial confinement and 305 years of extended supervision; and 25 years each for the six hit-and-run counts running concurrent to the reckless endangerment charges."[14]
See also
2023 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Former prosecutor gets Waukesha County court appointment," December 23, 2011
- ↑ Waukesha Circuit Court, "Circuit Court Judge Jennifer R. Dorow," accessed December 8, 2022
- ↑ Patch, "Jennifer Dorow Sworn in as Waukesha County's Newest Judge," February 1, 2012
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Canvass Results for 2012 Presidential Preference and Spring Election - 4/3/2012," archived June 4, 2012
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Wisconsin Elections Commission, "Canvass Results for 2018 Spring Election," April 3, 2018
- ↑ Wisconsin Blue Book 2021–2022, "Wisconsin Officials and Employees," 2021 (Page 608)
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Wisconsin Court System, "Supreme Court appoints new chief judges from Waukesha, Winnebago counties," May 19, 2017
- ↑ Wisconsin Court System, "Wisconsin Supreme Court re-appoints five chief judges," June 13, 2019
- ↑ Wisconsin Court System, "Supreme Court appoints Court of Appeals chief judge, re-appoints five circuit court chief judges," July 1, 2021
- ↑ Martindale, "Judge Profile: Hon. Jennifer R. Dorow," accessed December 8, 2022
- ↑ Wisconsin Law Journal, "Dorow puts family first in courtroom and out," June 25, 2013
- ↑ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "What to know about Jennifer Dorow, the judge in the Darrell Brooks Waukesha Christmas Parade attack trial," updated November 29, 2022
- ↑ AP News, "Child is 6th death in Waukesha parade crash; suspect charged," November 23, 2021
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Darrell Brooks sentenced to six consecutive life terms, and hundreds of additional years, for the Waukesha Christmas Parade attack," November 16, 2022
- ↑ Wisconsin Circuit Court Access, "Waukesha County Case Number 2021CF001848 State of Wisconsin vs. Darrell E Brooks," accessed December 12, 2022
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