Joe Donald
The Honorable Joe Donald | |
|---|---|
| Judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals District I | |
| Assumed office September 4, 2019 | |
| Appointed by | Tony Evers |
| Preceded by | Kitty Brennan |
| Judge of the Milwaukee County Circuit Court Branch 2 | |
| In office 1996 – September 4, 2019 | |
| Appointed by | Tommy Thompson |
| Preceded by | George A. Burns Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Milton Childs |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Martin Joseph Donald February 8, 1959 |
| Spouse | Ann |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | |
| Website | Judge M. Joseph Donald |
Martin Joseph Donald (born February 8, 1959) is an American lawyer and a judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals in the Milwaukee-based District I. Donald was appointed to the court in September 2019 by Wisconsin governor Tony Evers. Prior to his appointment to the Court of Appeals, Donald served 13 years as a Wisconsin Circuit Court judge in Milwaukee County.
Life and career
[edit | edit source]Donald was raised in Milwaukee and Shorewood. His mother worked as a housekeeper for Richard D. Cudahy, a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Their families were close, and Judge Cudahy served as a mentor to Judge Donald in his youth.[1] Donald graduated from Marquette University in 1982 and Marquette University Law School in 1988. He subsequently served from 1988 to 1989 as a law clerk for the Wisconsin Circuit Court in Milwaukee County. From 1989 to 1996, Donald was an assistant city attorney in the Milwaukee City Attorney's Office.[2]
In 1996, Donald was appointed by Governor Tommy Thompson, a Republican, to a vacant seat on the Milwaukee County Circuit Court.[2] His oath was administered by his mentor, Judge Cudahy.[1] Donald was elected to a six-year term on the court in 1997 and reelected in 2003, 2009, and 2015, without opposition. Judge Donald was instrumental in establishing the Milwaukee County Drug Treatment Court in 2009 and served as its first judge. The Drug Treatment Court was designed to use a system of rewards and penalties to redirect more people from jail toward treatment and recovery.[1]
From 2015 to 2019, Donald served as a deputy chief judge of the court under chief judge Maxine Aldridge White.[3]
In 2016, Donald sought election to the Wisconsin Supreme Court but placed third in the February primary, behind incumbent Justice Rebecca Bradley and Wisconsin Court of Appeals Judge JoAnne Kloppenburg.[4] Judge Donald was endorsed in this race by former United States senator Herb Kohl.[5]
On September 4, 2019, Donald was appointed by Democratic governor Tony Evers to a vacant Court of Appeals judgeship in Milwaukee. Donald succeeded the retiring Judge Kitty K. Brennan.[2][3]
Electoral history
[edit | edit source]Wisconsin Circuit Court (1997, 2003, 2009, 2015)
[edit | edit source]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Election, April 1, 1997 | |||||
| Nonpartisan | M. Joseph Donald (incumbent) | 68,708 | 100.0% | ||
| Total votes | '68,708' | '100.0%' | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Election, April 1, 2003 | |||||
| Nonpartisan | M. Joseph Donald (incumbent) | 63,255 | 100.0% | ||
| Total votes | '63,255' | '100.0%' | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Election, April 7, 2009 | |||||
| Nonpartisan | M. Joseph Donald (incumbent) | 50,774 | 100.0% | ||
| Total votes | '50,774' | '100.0%' | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Election, April 7, 2015 | |||||
| Nonpartisan | M. Joseph Donald (incumbent) | 49,743 | 100.0% | ||
| Total votes | '49,743' | '100.0%' | |||
Wisconsin Supreme Court (2016)
[edit | edit source]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary Election, February 16, 2016 | |||||
| Nonpartisan | Rebecca Bradley (incumbent) | 251,823 | 44.61% | ||
| Nonpartisan | JoAnne Kloppenburg | 243,190 | 43.16% | ||
| Nonpartisan | M. Joseph Donald | 68,373 | 12.12% | ||
| Scattering | 631 | 0.11% | |||
| Total votes | '567,038' | '100.0%' | |||
| General Election, April 5, 2016 | |||||
| Nonpartisan | Rebecca Bradley (incumbent) | 1,020,092 | 51.13% | ||
| Nonpartisan | JoAnne Kloppenburg | 928,377 | 47.53% | ||
| Scattering | 4,678 | 0.24% | |||
| Total votes | '1,953,147' | '100.0%' | |||
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Judge M. Joseph Donald at Wisconsin Court System
- Martin Joseph Donald at Ballotpedia
- Milwaukee County Drug Treatment Court
- 1959 births
- Living people
- Lawyers from Milwaukee
- People from Shorewood, Wisconsin
- Marquette University alumni
- Marquette University Law School alumni
- Wisconsin Court of Appeals judges
- Wisconsin circuit court judges
- African-American judges
- 20th-century Wisconsin state court judges
- 21st-century American judges
- 20th-century African-American lawyers
- 21st-century African-American lawyers