Gordon Leech

Professional career

• He previously held the role of an assistant district attorney in the Fond du Lac County District Attorney’s Office since 2022
• Appointed to the Washington County Circuit Court – Branch 2 by Governor Tony Evers to fill the vacancy created by Judge James K. Muehlbauer’s resignation, effective August 8, 2025, with a term ending July 31, 2026
• In 2010, he started his own firm and began representing criminal defendants, including through public defender appointments.

Education

Additional information

• The incumbent candidate for the Washington County Circuit Court Branch 2 in the April 7, 2026 election, running against Grant Scaife.
• He is a graduate of Pennsylvania State University and the University of Pittsburgh School of Law (1990), providing a strong academic foundation for his legal career.
• Leech has over 30 years of legal experience, including private practice in employment, insurance, and consumer protection law in Florida and Wisconsin.
• handling a caseload of over 600 cases, including serious felonies, misdemeanors, traffic, and forfeiture offenses.
• Leech highlights his extensive experience, community engagement, and commitment to serving the people of Washington County as key qualifications for continuing in office.
• He has prosecuted complex cases such as termination of parental rights and domestic violence trials, demonstrating his ability to handle challenging legal matters.
• Leech emphasizes judicial independence, keeping politics out of the courtroom, and making fair and impartial decisions across criminal, civil, family, probate, and mental health cases.