Hon. Timothy A. Hinkfuss

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<p><b>Timothy A. Hinkfuss</b> is a <a href="/Wisconsin_Circuit_Courts" title="Wisconsin Circuit Courts">circuit court</a> judge for Branch 7 of the <a href="/Brown_County_Circuit_Court,_Wisconsin" title="Brown County Circuit Court, Wisconsin">Brown County Circuit Court</a> in <a href="/Wisconsin" title="Wisconsin">Wisconsin</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-brown_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-brown-1">[1]</a></sup> His term will expire in 2019.
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<p>Hinkfuss earned his B.A. from St. Norbert College in 1984 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-mart_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mart-2">[2]</a></sup>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Career">Career</span></h2>
<p>Hinkfuss is a <a href="/Wisconsin_Circuit_Courts" title="Wisconsin Circuit Courts">circuit court</a> judge for Branch 7 of the <a href="/Brown_County_Circuit_Court,_Wisconsin" title="Brown County Circuit Court, Wisconsin">Brown County Circuit Court</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-brown_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-brown-1">[1]</a></sup> Before serving on the circuit court, he worked as an attorney.<sup id="cite_ref-mart_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mart-2">[2]</a></sup>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="2013_election">2013 election</span></h2>
<p>Hinkfuss was re-elected after running unopposed in the general election on April 2, 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3">[3]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-general13_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-general13-4">[4]</a></sup>
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<dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Wisconsin_judicial_elections,_2013" title="Wisconsin judicial elections, 2013">Wisconsin judicial elections, 2013</a></i></dd></dl>
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<ul><li><a href="/Brown_County,_Wisconsin_(Judicial)" title="Brown County, Wisconsin (Judicial)">Brown County, Wisconsin</a></li>
<li><a href="/Wisconsin_Circuit_Courts" title="Wisconsin Circuit Courts">Wisconsin Circuit Courts</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.brown.wi.us/departments/?department=6b052f1617e8">Brown County Circuit Court</a></li></ul>
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