ENDORSEMENTS
Wisconsin Municipal Judges
Hon. Mark Kapocius, Greendale
Hon. Roger Pyzyk, Greenfield
Hon. Frederick Klimetz, Franklin
Hon. Alice Rudebusch, Oak Creek
Hon. Paul Murphy, West Allis
Hon. Peter Hemmer, St. Francis
Hon. John Dobogai, III, Cudahy
Hon. Paul Christensen, Whitefish Bay
Hon. Scott Wales, Fox Point
Hon. Christopher Lipscomb, North Shore
Hon. Krista LaFave, Wauwatosa
Hon. Kelly Martyka, South Milwaukee
Hon. Lisa Warwick, Muskego
Hon. Jeffrey Warchol, City of Brookfield
Hon. JoAnn Eiring, Town of Brookfield
Hon. John Fuchs, City of Pewaukee
Hon. Melissa Murray, Village of Pewaukee
Hon. Timothy Steinle, Elm Grove
Hon. Timothy Kay, Lake Country Municipal Court
Hon. C. Michael Hausman, Delafield
Hon. Dana Bertling, Big Bend Joint Municipal Court
Hon. Brad Matthiesen, Menomonee Falls
Hon. Michael Easton, Kenosha
Hon. Dick Ginkowski, Pleasant Prairie
Hon. Peter King, Linn
Hon Susan Schleisner, Northern Moraine Municipal Court
Hon. Steven Olson, Manitowoc
Hon. Jason Hanson, DeForest/Windsor
Hon. Rändi Orthrow, McFarland
Hon. Edward Schellin, Columbus
Community Leaders
Hon. Bruce Ranta, Hales Corners Municipal Judge (1989-2011, retired)
Frederick Licau, Former Hales Corners President
Marjorie Stahl, Former Hales Corners Trustee
Mary Forecki, Former Hales Corners Trustee
Linda Teschendorf, Former Hales Corners Trustee
Don Schwartz, Former Hales Corners Trustee
Joe Mesec, Former Hales Corners Trustee
Rob Dudek, Former Hales Corners Community Development Authority Chair
Francine Felske, Former Village of Hales Corners Fire & Police Commissioner
"I am a retired Hales Corners Police Officer (31 years, rank of Lieutenant). I have known Judge Jennine Sonntag for over 20 years and know her to be fair and honest, as well as a loving wife and mother. After retirement from the Hales Corners Police Department, I worked as Municipal Court Bailiff for 4 years in the Hales Corners Municipal Court. I observed Judge Sonntag run an orderly, organized, and efficient courtroom. She is an
expert in applying Wisconsin State Statutes and in courtroom procedures and she has the right demeanor for this job. I have found her verdicts to be fair, thoughtful, and strong.
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I will continue to support Hales Corners Municipal Judge Jennine Sonntag for re-election."
Richard Scott Dorenbos, Hales Corners Police Lt., retired/Hales Corners Municipal Court Bailiff, retired
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"Judge Jennine T. Sonntag has my support for re-election to serve as municipal judge in the Village of Hales Corners. She is a trusted, fair, and capable leader. Her department budget presentations to the Village Board were always responsible, well prepared, clear, and thoughtful to the challenges facing the Village. She has my full support for re-election on April 4, 2023."
Marjorie Stahl, Former Village of Hales Corners Trustee
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"Dear Village of Hales Corners Voters:
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I am writing to you for a very important reason. The Honorable Jennine Sonntag, your Village of Hales Corners Municipal Judge for the last 12 years, is running for re-election. I am asking for your support in re-electing Judge Sonntag. I have known Judge Sonntag for over12 years. She has proven that she has the experience and skills necessary to continue to be an excellent Village of Hales Corners Municipal Court Judge.
Judge Sonntag is an exemplary judge who has served the residents of the Village of Hales Corners with distinction, compassion and is always respectful of others who come before her in her courtroom. She brings with her a vast knowledge of your municipal ordinances and the Wisconsin Statutes governing the cases seen in municipal court. As Village of Hales Corners Municipal Court Judge, she has served in a firm, fair and ethical manner as an outstanding jurist.
I encourage you to please join me and vote to re-elect Judge Jennine Sonntag as your Municipal Court Judge on Tuesday, April 4, 2023."
Roger C. Pyzek, City of Greenfield Municipal Judge
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"Wisconsin's more than 230 municipal courts are a model of a community-based alternative to the criminal and juvenile justice systems. Judge Jennine Sonntag for many years has devoted herself to servant leadership as municipal judge in the Village of Hales Corners. An experienced jurist, her personal and professional commitment to fair, impartial and effective community-based justice is exemplary, blending accountability and compassion and serving as a role model for others."
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Richard Ginkowski, Pleasant Prairie Municipal Court