Gregory Huber

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Retired American politician and judge (born 1956)

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::summary Retired American politician and judge (born 1956) ::

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Field	Value
honorific-prefix	The Honorable
name	Greg Huber
office	Chief Judge of the 9th District of Wisconsin Circuit Courts
term_start	August 1, 2016
term_end	July 31, 2022
predecessor	Neal A. Nielsen
successor	Ann Knox-Bauer
office1	Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge for the Marathon Circuit, Branch 2
term_start1	June 1, 2004
term_end1	July 31, 2022
appointer1	Jim Doyle
predecessor1	Raymond F. Thums
successor1	Rick Cveykus
state2	Wisconsin
state_assembly2	Wisconsin
district2	85th
term_start2	January 3, 1989
term_end2	May 31, 2004
predecessor2	John H. Robinson
successor2	Donna J. Seidel
party	Democratic
birth_date
birth_place	Wausau, Wisconsin, U.S.
spouse	none
residence	Wausau, Wisconsin
alma_mater	University of Wisconsin–Madison (B.A., J.D.)
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Biography

Born in Wausau, Wisconsin, Huber graduated from Watertown High School, in Watertown, Wisconsin. He received his bachelors and law degrees from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1978 and 1981, respectively. In his early legal career, Huber worked as an assistant district attorney in Marathon County, and a law clerk for the Wisconsin Circuit Court in Outagamie County.

In 1988, after incumbent state representative John H. Robinson resigned his seat to take office as Mayor of Wausau, Huber announced his candidacy to replace him. Huber narrowly won a three-way race in the Democratic primary, finishing 168 votes ahead of county planner Larry Saeger. He went on to another close victory in the November general election, which, after a recount, produced a final margin of 203 votes for Huber over Republican David M. Torkko.

After his narrow 1988 victory, Huber was re-elected seven times, serving until 2004. He served for several sessions on the influential Joint Finance Committee and the Joint Legislative Council. During the Democratic majorities in the 1991 and 1993 sessions, he was chairman of the committees of Reapportionment (1991), Tax Delinquent Contaminated Land (1991), and Elections, Constitutional Law and Corrections (1993).

Huber's path to the Circuit Court judgeship started with the July 2003 announcement by incumbent judge Raymond F. Thums that he would retire by the end of the year. A special election was scheduled for April 2004 with a primary in February. Huber topped the primary with nearly 50% of the vote, and went on to win election over lawyer and counselor Coleen Kennedy. After his election, he was appointed to begin his term early, in June 2004, since the seat was already vacant. He was re-elected in 2010 and 2016 without opposition.

In 2016, the Wisconsin Supreme Court appointed him to be Chief Judge of the 9th District of Wisconsin Circuit Courts, replacing Judge Neal Nielsen of Vilas County. He was subsequently re-appointed in 2018 and 2020. He was not eligible for another term as Chief Judge and retired at the end of his term in 2022.

Electoral history

Wisconsin Assembly (1988–2002)

Wisconsin Circuit Court (2004–present)

References

(2003). "State of Wisconsin 2003-2004 Blue Book". State of Wisconsin.
(1989). "State of Wisconsin 1989-1990 Blue Book". State of Wisconsin.
"Wisconsin Legislature Spotlight".
(June 13, 2016). "Judges from Marathon, Marinette counties appointed to chief judge positions". Wisconsin Court System.
Paukner, Michaela. (July 17, 2020). "4 chief judges re-appointed to new 2-year terms".
(February 27, 2004). "Results of Spring Primary Election - 02/17/2004". [[Wisconsin Elections Commission.
(April 22, 2004). "Results of Spring General Election - 04/06/2004". [[Wisconsin Elections Commission.

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