Cody Horlacher (born April 10, 1987) is an American lawyer and

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politician from

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. He has been elected to serve as a Wisconsin circuit judge in Waukesha County, and will take office in August 2023. He previously served as a member of the

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, representing the 33rd Assembly district from 2015 through 2022.

Biography

From

East Troy, Wisconsin East Troy is a village in Walworth County, Wisconsin, Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 4,687 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. The village is located southwest of the East Troy (town), Wisconsin, Town of ...

, Horlacher graduated from East Troy High School. He then received his bachelor's degree from

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and his J.D. degree from

Marquette University Law School Marquette University Law School is the professional graduate law school of Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It is one of two law schools in Wisconsin and the only private law school in the state. Founded in 1892 as the Milwaukee Law ...

. Horlacher then served as a special prosecutor for

Walworth County, Wisconsin Walworth County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 106,478. Its county seat is Elkhorn. The county was created in 1836 from Wisconsin Territory and organized in 1839. It is named for Re ...

. He is a member of the

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. On November 4, 2014, Horlacher was elected to the

. He was re-elected in 2016, 2018, and

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. In April 2022, Horlacher announced he would not run for a fifth term in the Assembly, and would instead begin preparing to run for a

Wisconsin circuit court The Wisconsin circuit courts are the general trial courts in the state of Wisconsin. There are currently 69 circuits in the state, divided into 10 judicial administrative districts. Circuit court judges hear and decide both civil and criminal case ...

seat up for election in the 2023 Spring election. Horlacher prevailed in his judicial election on April 4, 2023, defeating incumbent judge Fred Strampe.

Personal life and family

He now resides in

Mukwonago, Wisconsin Mukwonago is a village in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 8,262 at the 2020 census. The village is located mostly within the Town of Mukwonago in Waukesha County, with a small portion extending into the Town of East Troy in W ...

, with his wife Karlee and his three children.

Electoral history

Wisconsin Assembly (2014–2020)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Horlacher, Cody 1987 births Living people People from East Troy, Wisconsin People from Mukwonago, Wisconsin University of Wisconsin–Whitewater alumni Marquette University Law School alumni Wisconsin lawyers Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly 21st-century American politicians