Hon. Andrew T. Gonring

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<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#Education"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Education</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="#Career"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Career</span></a></li>
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<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-6"><a href="#2006"><span class="tocnumber">4.2</span> <span class="toctext">2006</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-7"><a href="#2000"><span class="tocnumber">4.3</span> <span class="toctext">2000</span></a></li>
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<b>Andrew T. Gonring</b> was a judge of the <a href="/Washington_County_Circuit_Court,_Wisconsin" title="Washington County Circuit Court, Wisconsin">Washington County Circuit Court, Branch 4</a> in <a href="/Wisconsin" title="Wisconsin">Wisconsin</a>. He was first elected on April 4, 2000, to replace retired Judge Leo F. Schlaefer.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-elect_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-elect-2">[2]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-third_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-third-3">[3]</a></sup> Gonring retired on March 28, 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4">[4]</a></sup>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Education">Education</span></h2>
<p>Gonring earned his undergraduate degree from St. Norbert College and his <a href="/J.D." class="mw-redirect" title="J.D.">J.D.</a> from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5">[5]</a></sup>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Career">Career</span></h2>
<ul><li><b>2000-2020:</b> Judge, <a href="/Washington_County_Circuit_Court,_Wisconsin" title="Washington County Circuit Court, Wisconsin">Washington County Circuit Court</a></li>
<li><b>1991-2000:</b> Member, West Bend School Board</li>
<li><b>1979-2000:</b> Partner, <i>O’Meara, Eckert, Pouros &amp; Gonring</i></li>
<li><b>1977-1979:</b> Attorney, <i>Bell, Metzner &amp; Gierhardt</i><sup id="cite_ref-third_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-third-3">[3]</a></sup></li></ul>
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<ul><li>West Bend Police and Fire Commission</li>
<li>West Bend Economic Development Commission</li>
<li>Board of Directors, Kettle Moraine YMCA<sup id="cite_ref-third_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-third-3">[3]</a></sup></li></ul>
<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Elections">Elections</span></h2>
<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2012">2012</span></h3>
<p>Gonring ran unopposed and was re-elected to the <a href="/Washington_County_Circuit_Court,_Wisconsin" title="Washington County Circuit Court, Wisconsin">Washington County Circuit Court, Branch 4</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-election2012_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-election2012-6">[6]</a></sup>
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<dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Wisconsin_judicial_elections,_2012" title="Wisconsin judicial elections, 2012">Wisconsin judicial elections, 2012</a></i></dd></dl>
<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2006">2006</span></h3>
<p>Gonring was re-elected to the circuit court without opposition on April 4, 2006.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7">[7]</a></sup>
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2000">2000</span></h3>
<p>Gonring was elected to the circuit court without opposition on April 4, 2000.<sup id="cite_ref-elect_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-elect-2">[2]</a></sup>
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<ul><li><a href="/Wisconsin_Circuit_Courts" title="Wisconsin Circuit Courts">Wisconsin Circuit Courts</a></li>
<li><a href="/Washington_County,_Wisconsin_(Judicial)" title="Washington County, Wisconsin (Judicial)">Washington County, Wisconsin</a></li>
<li><a href="/Judicial_selection_in_Wisconsin" title="Judicial selection in Wisconsin">Judicial selection in Wisconsin</a></li></ul>
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<ul><li><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.wicourts.gov/courts/circuit/index.htm"><i>Wisconsin Court System</i>, "Circuit Courts," accessed May 30, 2014</a></li>
<li><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.co.washington.wi.us/departments.iml?mdl=departments.mdl&amp;ID=COC">Washington County Circuit Court</a></li></ul>
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