David G. Deininger

Born in Monroe, Wisconsin, Deininger graduated from Monroe High School and went on to the United States Naval Academy. He graduated in 1969 and served as a nuclear submarine officer in the United States Navy until 1975.[1] He attended the University of Chicago before graduating from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 1978.[2] He began practicing law after graduation.

In 1986, Deininger launched a primary challenge against three-term incumbent Republican John T. Manske for his seat in the Wisconsin State Assembly. The district at the time was composed of parts of Green County, of which Deininger was a resident, and Rock County, where Manske resided. In the 1984 election, Deininger had worked for Manske's re-election campaign, but declared in 1986 that it was "Green County's turn to be represented in the Assembly." Deininger won a surprising upset in the September primary and was then unopposed in the general election.[3] He was subsequently re-elected in 1988 and 1990, and, after redistricting in 1991, was elected to another term in 1992.

In 1994, he ran unopposed for election to the Wisconsin Circuit Court in Green County, and subsequently resigned from the Wisconsin Assembly.[1] Only two years later, in 1996, he was appointed to the Wisconsin Court of Appeals by Governor Tommy Thompson to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Robert D. Sundby. He was elected to two six-year terms on the Court of Appeals, in 1997 and 2003, but retired in 2007.[1][4][5]

Deininger now serves as a reserve judge. He and his wife Mary reside in Monroe, and are raising their grandson Emerson following the death of their daughter.[9]

• David G. Deininger at Ballotpedia
• Deininger, David G. 1947 at Wisconsin Historical Society
• Judge David G. Deininger at Wisconsin Government Accountability Board (Archived)