Re Elect Judge George Curry Grant County Circuit Court

Judge Curry was appointed by the Governor in 1990 to fill a position made vacant by the retirement of Judge Reinicke, after he had been nominated by a nonpartisan committee, and after he had received a 100% competency rating from his fellow attorneys. Grant County voters then elected Judge Curry Circuit Judge to a full term in 1991, and then again in 1997 and 2003. He came to the office with extensive experience across the full spectrum of law including more than 76 civil and criminal jury trials. As Judge, he has presided over more than 381 jury trials and thousands of contested hearings. Over 4,000 Grant County citizens have served as jurors in his Court. A veteran, Judge Curry is a member of Legion Post 42 in Platteville. He graduated from Luther College, and then UW-Law School in 1972. Since graduation, the Law School has given him its distinguished service award. Prior to becoming a judge, Curry spent twenty years practicing law: first as a law student at Dane County Legal Service in 1970, and then with the law firm of Kopp, McKichan and Geyer in Platteville until 1990. In addition to being president of the Grant County Bar, he has also taught Business Law at the UW-Platteville. He holds membership in several legal organizations including the State Bar of Wisconsin. Grant County DARE programs, Family Advocates, and Crime Stoppers are all supported by Judge Curry. In 2001 he established Judge Currys Roundtable to aid Grant County youth. This gave rise to the current Fresh Start underage drinking program, and other youth-related drug, alcohol and tobacco programs. Statewide, Judge Curry has been elected by his fellow judges to serve on the Supreme Courts Policy Planning and Advisory Committee. The Supreme Court in 2003 appointed him to its ethics committee known as the Judicial Conduct and Advisory Committee. Later he was appointed by Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson to chair this committee, a position he has now held five years. In October of this year Judge Curry was also appointed to participate and work on a panel of appellate court judges to decide current cases. Just this month at the annual Judicial Conference, he was unanimously elected by his fellow judges to the Judicial Council. Judge Currys dedication to integrity and ethics is well known. Nationally, he has served on an ethics committee for the American Bar Association. On a personal level, Judge Curry has lived in Grant County for thirty-six years. He grew up in Darlington, the son of Art and Phyllis Curry. He worked for the Co-op Oil Company where his dad was the General Manager. He also worked on his three uncles farms; one of his uncles still lives on the farm in Lamont, Wisconsin which has been owned by a family member since 1853. Judge Curry and his wife Linda, who teaches in Potosi, live in Platteville Township. They have four children. Their son, Nathan and his wife Crystal and granddaughter Alaina live in Platteville. Sons Jeff and Jonathan also live in Platt