From the Wisconsin Court System

Judge Brunner appointed chief judge of the 10th Judicial District

April 12, 1999 - Judge Edward R. Brunner, who has served in Barron County Circuit Court since 1988, has been appointed by the Wisconsin Supreme Court as chief judge of the 10th Judicial Administrative District. Brunner will continue to handle a full caseload in Barron County in addition to his new administrative duties.

Wisconsin is divided into ten districts for purposes of court administration. Each district is headed by a management team that consists of a chief judge, a deputy chief judge, and a court administrator. District 10 is the geographically largest district, covering 12,633 square miles and encompassing 13 northwestern Wisconsin counties. They are as follows: Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Chippewa, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Polk, Rusk, St. Croix, Sawyer and Washburn.

Brunner, who has been the 10th District's deputy chief judge since August 1, 1996, will serve initially a two-year term as chief judge and will be eligible for re-appointment to additional terms until 2005.

Brunner has been interested and involved in court administration for a number of years. He is a former member of the Judicial Conference Executive Committee, which has general charge over the affairs, policies and activities of the state judiciary. He also sat on the Judicial Conference Planning Committee, which plans the annual meeting of the state's judges, and the Criminal Benchbook Committee, which edits the reference book on criminal law which all state judges use.

Prior to his election to Barron County Circuit Court, Brunner worked in the private practice of law as Rice Lake City Attorney and Barron County Corporation Counsel. Brunner graduated from Marquette University School of Liberal Arts in 1970 and obtained his Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Akron Law School in 1974. Brunner and his wife, Linda, reside in Rice Lake. They have two adult children, Jason and Alexis.

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