Walker Appoints Dane County Circuit Judges

Gov. Scott Walker appointed two judges to serve on the Circuit Court of Dane County.

Judge Frank Remington will serve as a judge for Branch 8, and Roger Allen will serve as a judge for Branch 11.

Remington studied at the University of Wisconsin-Madison for both his undergraduate and law degrees, according to a release from the governor’s office. He served as a law clerk for the state Supreme Court before moving to a Madison firm and later becoming an assistant attorney general at the Wisconsin Department of Justice. Remington became a judge in the Village of Shorewood Hills in 2007, according to the governor’s office.

Allen attended the University of Wisconsin-Platteville and later the University of Wisconsin-Madison for law school. He has spent time working for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, the U.S. Army, the U.S. attorney’s office and as a lawyer for a private firm in Madison, according to the governor’s office.