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Waukesha Common Council appoints Laurie Fabian interim municipal judge in 7–5 vote
Summary
The Waukesha Common Council voted 7–5 on Feb. 3 to appoint Laurie Fabian as interim municipal judge through April 30, 2026. Council members cited Fabian's municipal-prosecutor experience while some members preferred Christopher Drought because he intends to run for the seat in April.
The Waukesha Common Council appointed Laurie Fabian as interim municipal judge on Feb. 3, voting 7–5 to fill the vacancy left after Judge Wimmer's departure. The council set the interim term to expire April 30, 2026, when the position will return to the ballot.
Fabian, a Marquette University graduate and a partner at the downtown Waukesha law firm Hippenmeyer, Riley, Blum, Schmitzer and Fabian, told the council she has practiced municipal prosecution and family law for more than two decades and has served on the Waukesha–Pewaukee Convention and Visitors Bureau and the city's Police and Fire Commission. “I appreciate your support,” Fabian said…
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