Pedro Colón
Pedro Colón | |
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| Judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals for the 1st district | |
| Assumed office November 20, 2023 | |
| Appointed by | Tony Evers |
| Preceded by | Timothy Dugan |
| Judge of the Milwaukee County Circuit Court Branch 18 | |
| In office September 20, 2010 – November 20, 2023 | |
| Appointed by | Jim Doyle |
| Preceded by | Patricia McMahon |
| Succeeded by | Ronnie Murray |
| Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 8th district | |
| In office January 1, 1999 – September 20, 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Walter Kunicki |
| Succeeded by | JoCasta Zamarripa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 7, 1968 Ponce, Puerto Rico |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Betty Ulmer |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Marquette University (BA) University of Wisconsin, Madison (JD) |
Pedro A. Colón (born April 7, 1968) is an American lawyer, jurist, and Democratic politician from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He is a Judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals in the Milwaukee-based 2nd district since November 2023. He previously served 13 years as a Wisconsin circuit court judge in Milwaukee County, and prior to his judicial service, he was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly for six terms, representing the 8th Assembly district from 1999 to 2010. He was the first Latino elected to the Wisconsin Legislature, and now the first Latino to judge on the Wisconsin Court of Appeals.