By: Eric Heisig//July 21, 2014//
Milwaukee County prosecutor Christopher Dee has been appointed to the county’s bench, Gov. Scott Walker’s office announced Monday.
Dee will replace Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Karen Christenson, who will step down Aug. 1. Christenson has been on the bench since 1998, and the seat will be up for election in April.
Dee has been with the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office for 14 years, according to a news release. He works in children’s court in Wauwatosa, and also serves on the state’s Advisory Board for the Interstate Compact on Juveniles.
Dee graduated from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 1992.