Jack L. Dávila is an American lawyer and judge from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He is a Wisconsin circuit court judge in Milwaukee County; he was appointed by Governor Tony Evers in 2020 and elected to a full term in 2021.

The Honorable
Jack Dávila
Wisconsin Circuit Judge for the Milwaukee Circuit, Branch 1
Assumed office
August 1, 2020
Appointed byTony Evers
Preceded byMaxine Aldridge White
Personal details
ResidenceMilwaukee, Wisconsin
Education
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
Years of service2002–2006

Life and career

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He received a B.A. from the University of Wisconsin in 2002. After college, he served in the U.S. Army as a Spanish linguist. He then attended Marquette University Law School, where he received a J.D. in 2011. Following law school Dávila was an attorney at Tabak Law Firm followed by the Previant Law Firm, where he represented plaintiffs in personal injury and workers compensation cases.[1][2] In 2020, Governor Tony Evers appointed Dávila to the circuit court after he appointed his predecessor, Maxine White, to the Wisconsin Court of Appeals.[3] He was elected in 2021 after running unopposed.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Former Tabak Law Attorney Jack L. Dávila Appointed to Milwaukee County Circuit Court". 20 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Gov. Evers appoints Jack Dávila as circuit judge in Milwaukee County".
  3. ^ "Gov. Evers: Appoints Jack L. Dávila as Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge". 9 April 2020.
  4. ^ "CertificationReportStatesignedApril152021.pdf" (PDF). Milwaukee County. April 15, 2021. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
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Legal offices
Preceded by Wisconsin Circuit Judge for the Milwaukee Circuit, Branch 1
2020 – present
Incumbent