Paul F. Reilly
{{For|others of the same name|Paul Reilly (disambiguation){{!}}Paul Reilly}}
{{Short description|Retired American judge}}
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| honorific-prefix = The Honorable
| name = Paul F. Reilly
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| office = Judge of the {{nobreak|Wisconsin Court of Appeals}} {{nobreak|District II}}
| term_start = August 1, 2010
| term_end = January 3, 2022
| predecessor = Harry G. Snyder
| successor = Lori Kornblum
| office1 = {{nobreak|Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge}} {{nobreak|for the Waukesha Circuit, Branch 4}}
| term_start1 = August 1, 2003
| term_end1 = July 31, 2010
| predecessor1 = Patrick L. Snyder
| successor1 = Kathleen Stilling
| party = Republican
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| birth_place = Waukesha, Wisconsin
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| children = 2
| profession = lawyer, judge
| education = {{unbulleted list
| Wisconsin School of Business
| University of Wisconsin Law School {{small|(J.D.)}}
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| website = [https://wicourts.gov/courts/appeals/judges/reilly.htm Presiding Judge Paul F. Reilly]
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| relations = Shawn Reilly (brother)
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Paul F. Reilly is a retired American lawyer and judge. He served on the Wisconsin Court of Appeals in the Waukesha-based District II from 2010 until his retirement in 2022. Earlier, he served 7 years as a Wisconsin circuit court judge in Waukesha County.
Biography
A native of Waukesha, Wisconsin, Reilly is a graduate of the Wisconsin School of Business and the University of Wisconsin Law School.{{cite web|url= http://www.wicourts.gov/courts/appeals/judges/reilly.htm|title=Judge Paul F. Reilly|website =Wisconsin Court System|accessdate=November 22, 2011}} Though his public position is officially a non-partisan one, Reilly is a Republican.{{cite news|url= http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/87630432.html|title= Court of appeals candidates share similar backgrounds |date= March 14, 2010 |last= Vielmetti |first= Bruce | publisher= Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |accessdate=November 22, 2011 }} He is married with two children.{{cite periodical|url= https://www.wicourts.gov/news/thirdbranch/docs/spring10.pdf |title= Voters elect new judges in ten counties and at the Court of Appeals |magazine= The Third Branch |publisher= Wisconsin Court System |page= 1 |volume= 18 |issue= 2 |year= 2010 |accessdate= April 1, 2020 }}
Career
After working in the private sector for more than fifteen years, Reilly served as City Attorney of New Berlin, Wisconsin, from 1997 to 2002. He was elected to the Wisconsin Circuit Court in 2003 and re-elected in 2009.
In 2010, Judge Reilly chose to run for a seat on the Wisconsin Court of Appeals to replace retiring Judge Harry G. Snyder. In the 2010 election, Judge Reilly faced fellow Waukesha County Circuit Judge Linda Van De Water. Though both candidates were Republicans, the election was framed as a contest between the more academic Reilly and the more activist Van De Water. Reilly prevailed in the election. He was selected as presiding judge of District II in 2015. He announced his plans to retire in 2021, and his retirement became effective on January 3, 2022.{{cite news|url= https://journaltimes.com/news/local/evers-to-fill-vacancy-left-by-the-resignation-of-judge-reilly/article_f797a41a-6c96-57c3-95da-252cb1d97dae.html |title= Evers to fill vacancy left by the resignation of Judge Reilly |newspaper= Racine Journal Times |date= September 10, 2021 |accessdate= January 6, 2022 }}
Judge Reilly is a former president of the Waukesha County Bar Association and a former member of the State Bar Board of Governors.
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Category:Politicians from Waukesha, Wisconsin
Category:Wisconsin Court of Appeals judges
Category:Wisconsin circuit court judges
Category:Wisconsin Republicans
Category:University of Wisconsin Law School alumni
Category:Wisconsin School of Business alumni
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:People from New Berlin, Wisconsin
Category:21st-century American judges
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