Jamie McClendon

Professional career

• Jamie M. McClendon is an attorney who previously held the role of a staff attorney in the Wisconsin State Public Defender’s Office (2011–2017) and has been in private practice since 2017
• She ran for and won the April 2025 election for Racine County Circuit Court Judge, Branch 7, by a narrow margin

Education

Additional information

• She graduated from Arizona State University’s Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law in 2007.
• As a circuit court judge, McClendon presides over a range of cases, including family, criminal, civil, and probate matters.
• Her judicial philosophy, as stated in her campaign, is to ensure fairness, avoid political influence, and treat all parties impartially.
• McClendon is the first person of color to serve on the Racine County Circuit Court bench and the fourth Black woman in Wisconsin to hold such a seat.
• McClendon’s campaign emphasized judicial restraint, fairness, and protecting vulnerable populations, citing her mother’s work ethic and values as guiding principles.