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Jeffrey Kremers

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Jeffrey Kremers
Prior offices:
Milwaukee County Circuit Court
Year left office: 2018
Elections and appointments
Last election
April 4, 2017
Education
Bachelor's
University of Colorado, Boulder, 1972
Law
University of Wisconsin Law School, 1975


Jeffrey A. Kremers was a judge for theMilwaukee County Circuit Court, Branch 36 inWisconsin. He was appointed to the position by GovernorTommy Thompson in 1992.[1][2]

Kremers was appointedchief judge for the1st Judicial District inSeptember 2008. Prior to his appointment as chief judge, Kremers served at various times as presiding judge in the felony, misdemeanor, and civil divisions.[3] On June 28, 2013, Kremers was re-appointed by theWisconsin Supreme Court to continue serving as chief judge of the1st Judicial District for another two-year term, ending in 2015.[4]

Kremers won re-election without opposition in thegeneral election on April 4, 2017. He retired from the court on July 4, 2018.[5]

Education

Kremers earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1972, and later graduated from the University of Wisconsin Law School with hisJ.D. in 1975.[2]

Career

Elections

2017

See also:Wisconsin local trial court judicial elections, 2017

Wisconsin heldlocal judicial elections in 2017. Forty-eight circuit court seats were up for election on April 4, 2017. Three seats required primaries on February 21, 2017, with the top two vote recipients for each seat advancing to the April 4 general election. Thirty-seven seats up for election in 2017 were unopposed.[6] IncumbentJeffrey Kremers ran unopposed in the general election for the Branch 36 seat on the Milwaukee County Circuit Court.

Ballotpedia will publish vote totals here after they become available.
Milwaukee County Circuit Court, Branch 36 General Election, 2017
Candidate
Green check mark transparent.pngJeffrey KremersIncumbent

2011

See also:Wisconsin judicial elections, 2011

Kremers was re-elected to theMilwaukee County Circuit Court after running unopposed on April 5, 2011.[7][8]

Noteworthy events

John Doe investigations

See also:John Doe investigations related to Scott Walker

TwoJohn Doe investigations, beginning in 2010 and ending in 2015, were launched byMilwaukee County District AttorneyJohn Chisholm (D) into the activities of staff and associates of Gov.Scott Walker (R).[9] In September 2014,Eric O'Keefe, one of the targets of the second John Doe investigation, sent a certified letter to Chisholm requesting that he ask the court to appoint a special investigator to investigate Chisholm and his office. O'Keefe felt Chisholm's conduct during the course of the two John Doe investigations was highly questionable, stating "Your course of conduct in that matter merits criminal investigation for Misconduct in Public Office and related offenses."[10]

Chisholm handed off O'Keefe's request toMilwaukee County Chief Judge Jeffrey Kremers. Kremers told theMilwaukee Journal Sentinel that he would consider appointing a special prosecutor to investigate Chisholm if O'Keefe made a direct request. O'Keefe subsequently sent a certified letter to Kremers asking that a special prosecutor investigate Chisholm. No investigation was launched.[11][12][13]

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑Milwaukee County, "Chief Judge," accessed November 29, 2013
  2. ↑2.02.12.2Wisconsin Election Watch, "Jeffrey Kremers," accessed November 29, 2013
  3. ↑Milwaukee County, "Meet the Chief"
  4. ↑Wisconsin Court System, "Wisconsin Supreme Court selects chief judges," June 28, 2013
  5. ↑journal sentinel, "John DiMotto, Jeffrey Kremers retiring from Milwaukee circuit court, leaving Scott Walker to fill posts," December 26, 2017
  6. ↑Wisconsin Elections Commission, "Spring 2017 Election," accessed January 3, 2017
  7. ↑City of Milwaukee Election Commission, "Summary Report," April 5, 2011
  8. ↑Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Offices to be elected at 2011 Spring Election," November 15, 2010
  9. ↑United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin Milwaukee Division, "Eric O’Keefe, and Wisconsin Club for Growth, Inc.," accessed February 23, 2015
  10. ↑Office of Eric O'Keefe, "Petition of Eric 0 'Keefe for Investigation Concerning John Chisholm," September 26, 2014
  11. ↑Wisconsin Watchdog, "O’Keefe officially asks judge to open probe into John ‘Doe’ Chisholm," December 29, 2014
  12. ↑Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Milwaukee County's chief judge won't order investigation of DA Chisholm," October 28, 2014
  13. ↑Milwaukee County Office of Performance, Strategy & Budget, "2015 Milwaukee County Requested Budgets," accessed May 13, 2015

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John Doe investigations related to Scott Walker
Background
Lawsuits
State court lawsuits: •Three Unnamed Petitioners v. Gregory A. Peterson •Eric O'Keefe, et al. vs. Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, et al. •Two Unnamed Petitioners v. Gregory A. Peterson •Christopher Brekken v. Bruce J. Landgraf •Christopher L. Wiesmueller v. Neal Nettesheim •Francis D. Schmitz v. Gregory A. Peterson •Cynthia Archer v. John Chisholm, et. al. •Federal court lawsuits: •Eric O'Keefe and Wisconsin Club for Growth, Inc. v. Francis Schmitz, et. al. •Relevant rulings: •McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission •Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission •Wisconsin Right to Life, Inc. v. Thomas Barland •Citizens for Responsible Government v. Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, et. al. •Federal Election Commission v. Wisconsin Right to Life, Inc. •Wisconsin Coalition for Voter Participation Inc., et. al. v. State of Wisconsin Elections Board, et. al.
Prosecutors
Special prosecutor: •Francis Schmitz •Personnel in Milwaukee County DA's Office: •John Chisholm •Bruce Landgraf •David Budde •David Robles •Robert Stelter •District attorneys in the five John Doe counties •John Chisholm •Ismael Ozanne •Jane Kohlwey •Larry Nelson •Kurt Klomberg
Courts
Judges
Attorneys
Attorneys of JD targets: •Steven Biskupic •Todd Graves • Michael Bresnick •Edward Meyers •Dean Strang •Matthew O'Neill •David Rivkin • Andrew Grossman •Attorneys of JD prosecutors and judges: •Patrick Fiedler • Samuel Leib •Randall Crocker •Douglas Knott •Joseph M. Russell
Supporters of JD investigations
Media
Elected Officials
Government Accountability Board
•Wisconsin Government Accountability Board •Current board members: •Gerald Nichol •Timothy Vocke •Thomas Cane •Harold Froehlich •John Franke •Elsa Lamelas •Past board members: •Thomas Barland •Michael Brennan •Staff: •Kevin Kennedy •Dean Nickel •Jonathan Becker •Shane Falk • Nathan Judnic • Elizabeth Blackwood • J. Douglas Haag •Vendors: •Digital Intelligence
Targets of John Doe I
Prosecuted: •Kelly Rindfleisch •Darlene Wink •Kevin Kavanaugh •Tim Russell •Brian Pierick • Wiliam Gardner •Investigated: •Friends of Scott Walker • Christopher Wiesmueller •John Hiller •Jim Villa •Cindy Archer •Jailed by prosecutors/No charges filed: •Christopher Brekken •Andrew P. Jensen, Jr. •Home or office raided: •Kelly Rindfleisch •Cindy Archer •Darlene Wink •Tim Russell •Brian Pierick • Christopher Wiesmueller •Compelled to testify: •R.J. Johnson
Targets of John Doe II
Individuals: •Kelly Rindfleisch •Eric O'Keefe •R.J. Johnson •Deborah Jordahl •Jed Sanborn •Carol Valley •William Eisner •Keith Gilkes •Sean Hannity •Charlie Sykes •Organizations: •Wisconsin Club for Growth •Club for Growth •Wisconsin Right to Life •United Sportsmen of Wisconsin •Coalition Partners, LLC •R.J. Johnson and Associates • Nonbox • TenCAPITOL •Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce •American Federation for Children •Americans for Prosperity •Americans for Prosperity Wisconsin •Right Direction Wisconsin PAC •Republican State Leadership Committee • Committee to Elect a Republican Senate •Wisconsin Recall Action Fund •Jobs First Coalition •Ending Spending Action Fund • Mary Stitt & Associates •Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce •League of American Voters •Citizens for a Strong America •Republican Party of Wisconsin •Republican Governors Association •American Crossroads •Wisconsin Family Action
Other
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2017 Elections forState andLocal Courts
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