Brian W. Blanchard was first elected to the Wisconsin Court of Appeals (District IV) in 2010 and reelected in 2016 and 2022. Before that, he was: Dane County District Attorney (four terms); an attorney in private practice, Madison; an Assistant U.S. Attorney, N.D. Illinois; Law Clerk, Hon. Walter Cummings, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit; reporter, The Miami Herald newspaper. His law-related activities have included: giving regular CLE presentations on criminal law and appellate practice topics; Presiding Judge - District IV, Court of Appeals; Vice Chair, Wisconsin Judicial Council; Chair, Judicial Council - Criminal Procedure Committee; board member, State Bar of Wisconsin Appellate Practice Section and Criminal Law Section; Co-Chair, Our Courts Committee of the State Bar of Wisconsin's Public Education Committee; member, Planning Subcommittee of the Planning and Policy Advisory Committee of the Wisconsin court system.
