--- title: "Gordon Leech | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/gordon-leech-judge-washington-county-circuit-court-wi" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Gordon Leech Washington County Circuit Court · Judge ## Profile - Court: Washington County Circuit Court - State: Wisconsin - Role: Judge - Service status: former - Last verified: 2026-07-26 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### camera notice Scope: statewide Wisconsin SCR 61 asks media to give the trial judge advance notice before bringing cameras or recording equipment into the courtroom. Evidence excerpt: the trial judge shall be given notice, at least 3 days in advance [Wisconsin SCR Chapter 61: Electronic Media and Still Photography Coverage of Judicial Proceedings](https://www.wicourts.gov/sc/scrule/DisplayDocument.html?content=html&seqNo=1099) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### courtroom equipment control Scope: statewide Wisconsin SCR 61 leaves courtroom equipment placement, lighting, and use subject to trial-judge control. Evidence excerpt: Only equipment approved by the trial judge in advance of the court proceeding may be used [Wisconsin SCR Chapter 61: Electronic Media and Still Photography Coverage of Judicial Proceedings](https://www.wicourts.gov/sc/scrule/DisplayDocument.html?content=html&seqNo=1099) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### remote hearing notice Scope: statewide Wisconsin's court system instructs parties that courts will notify them when a hearing is remote and provide joining instructions. Evidence excerpt: The court will send you instructions on how to join your remote hearing by video or by phone. [Wisconsin Court System: Zoom hearing resources](https://www.wicourts.gov/courts/zoom.htm) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### remote hearing technology Scope: statewide Wisconsin remote-hearing guidance tells participants to contact the clerk promptly if they lack reliable internet or phone access. Evidence excerpt: Contact the clerk of circuit court as soon as possible. [Wisconsin Court System: Zoom hearing resources](https://www.wicourts.gov/courts/zoom.htm) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.wicourts.gov/courts/circuit/judges.htm) - [Official roster](https://www.wicourts.gov/courts/circuit/judges.htm) - [Wisconsin Court System official judicial roster](https://www.wicourts.gov/courts/circuit/judges.htm) - [Wisconsin SCR Chapter 61: Electronic Media and Still Photography Coverage of Judicial Proceedings](https://www.wicourts.gov/sc/scrule/DisplayDocument.html?content=html&seqNo=1099) - [Wisconsin Court System: Zoom hearing resources](https://www.wicourts.gov/courts/zoom.htm) - [2026 Judicial Noncandidacy](https://www.wicourts.gov/news/thirdbranch/dec25/noncandidacy.htm) - [2026 Judicial Election Results](https://www.wicourts.gov/news/thirdbranch/apr26/electionresults.htm) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/gordon-leech-judge-washington-county-circuit-court-wi", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/gordon-leech-judge-washington-county-circuit-court-wi", "name": "Gordon Leech | KnowJudges", "description": "Gordon Leech, Washington County Circuit Court. 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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.