Kristina Bourget
Kristina Bourget was a judge for the Eau Claire County Circuit Court in Wisconsin. She was appointed to the court in June 2013 by Republican Governor Scott Walker.[1] In 2014 she was re-elected for a term that was set to expire in 2020.[2][3] Bourget resigned from the bench on June 12, 2015.[4]
Bourget lost her bid for election to the Wisconsin Court of Appeals District III in April 2015.[5]
Education
Bourget earned a B.B.A. in finance from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire in 1988 and later received her J.D. from the University of Wisconsin in 1991.[1]
Career
Before her 2013 appointment, Bourget was the owner and vice president of Bourget Law, S.C. She also has 11 years of experience working at Xcel Energy's Office of General Counsel, prior to which she was a criminal defense and civil litigation associate at Kelly & Ryberg, S.C.[1]
Elections
2015
- See also: Wisconsin judicial elections, 2015
| General election, 2015 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Kristina Bourget | 42.8% | 81,065 |
 Mark A. Seidl |
57.2% | 108,147 |
| Total Votes | 189,536 | |
Candidate survey
Prior to the 2015 general election, Ballotpedia sent out a survey to all contested judicial candidates in Wisconsin. The following are verbatim responses from Kristina Bourget.
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| Were there any specific cases, role models or mentors, that inspired you to work in law? | |||
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2014
See also: Wisconsin judicial elections, 2014
Bourget ran for re-election to the Eau Claire County Circuit Court.
General: She won without opposition in the general election on April 1, 2014.
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 WQOW, "Kristina Bourget appointed Eau Claire County judge," June 10, 2013
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Candidates on Ballot by Election, 2014 Spring Election," January 23, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Eau Claire County Website, "Spring Election," April 1, 2014
- ↑ Leader-Telegram, "Judge puts family first in decision to resign," May 27, 2015
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Candidates Registered 2015 Spring Election," January 8, 2015
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "2015 Spring Election Results"
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
Federal courts:
Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Wisconsin, Western District of Wisconsin • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Wisconsin, Western District of Wisconsin
State courts:
Wisconsin Supreme Court • Wisconsin Court of Appeals • Wisconsin Circuit Courts • Wisconsin Municipal Courts
State resources:
Courts in Wisconsin • Wisconsin judicial elections • Judicial selection in Wisconsin