Milton Childs

The Honorable
Milton Lee Childs
Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge for the Milwaukee Circuit, Branch 2
Incumbent
Assumed office
November 2019
Appointed byTony Evers
Preceded byJoe Donald
Personal details
Born1963 or 1964 (age 60–61)
EducationXavier University
Marquette University Law School
ProfessionLawyer, judge
Military service
Branch/serviceUnited States Marine Corps Reserve
RankSergeant, USMCR

Milton Lee Childs (born 1963/1964) is an American attorney and judge from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He has served as a Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge in Milwaukee County since 2019, and was previously a state public defender.

Life and career

Milton Childs was born and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He earned his bachelor's degree from Xavier University and worked as a math teacher for 12 years. During that time, he also served in the United States Marine Corps Reserve for 8 years, rising to the rank of sergeant.[1]

Childs graduated from the Marquette University Law School in 2003.[2] After law school, Childs worked at the Wisconsin State Public Defenders Office, where he rose to become a managing attorney. In 2019, Governor Tony Evers appointed Childs to the circuit court after he appointed his predecessor, Joe Donald, to the Wisconsin Court of Appeals.[3] He was elected to a full term in 2021 after running unopposed.[4]

References

  1. ^ Vielmetti, Bruce (October 29, 2019). "Gov. Evers names public defender Milton Childs as new judge for Milwaukee County". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  2. ^ "Class Notes Summer 2020" (PDF). Marquette Law School.
  3. ^ "Press Release: Gov. Evers Appoints Milton L. Childs as Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge".
  4. ^ "All Contests Milwaukee County 2021 Spring Election" (PDF). Milwaukee County.
Legal offices
Preceded by Wisconsin Circuit Judge for the Milwaukee Circuit, Branch 2
2019 – present 		Incumbent