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Kitty Brennan
American judge

Kitty Brennan

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American judge
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Gender
Female
Place of birth
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, USA
Age
74 years
Education
University of Wisconsin Law School
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Biography

Kitty K. Brennan (born May 17, 1950) is an American lawyer and retired judge.She served on the Wisconsin Court of Appeals from 2008 to 2019 in the Milwaukee-based District I.Earlier in her career, she served 14 years as a Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge and worked as an assistant district attorney in Milwaukee County.

Biography

Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Brennan received her bachelor's degree from University of Wisconsin–Madison and her law degree from University of Wisconsin Law School. Brennan began her legal career as an assistant district attorney in the office of the Milwaukee County District Attorney.In 1984, she left the office and went into private practice in the firm Murphy & Brennan.

She was elected to the Wisconsin Circuit Court in 1994, defeating George W. Greene in the spring election that year, to replace retiring Judge Robert W. Landry.She was re-elected to the circuit court in 2000 and 2006.In 2005, she was appointed Chief Judge of the 1st Judicial Administrative District by the Wisconsin Supreme Court.She was re-appointed to a second two years term as Chief Judge in 2007, but in 2008 Governor Jim Doyle appointed her to the Wisconsin Court of Appeals after the death of Judge Ted E. Wedemeyer, Jr.She was re-elected to the Court of Appeals without opposition in 2009 and 2015.She was Presiding Judge for District I from 2016 to 2018.

Judge Brennan was named "Judge of the Year" in 2006 by the State Bar of Wisconsin.She retired in 2019 and was succeeded by Judge Joe Donald.

Personal life and family

Judge Brennan is married to Joseph G. Murphy, they have four children.

Electoral history

Wisconsin Circuit Court (1994, 2000, 2006)

PartyCandidateVotes%±
General Election, April 5, 1994
NonpartisanKitty K. Brennan46,17660.43%
NonpartisanGeorge W. Greene30,23139.57%
Total votes'76,407''100.0%'

Wisconsin Court of Appeals (2009, 2015)

PartyCandidateVotes%±
General Election, April 7, 2015
NonpartisanKitty K. Brennan52,44298.83%
Scattering6201.17%
Total votes'53,062''100.0%'
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