SHEBOYGAN, WI (WHBL) -
Sheboygan County residents will narrow the field Tuesday for who will be the newest judge in the county’s circuit court system. One of those candidates is Catherine Delahunt, who has been practicing law for several decades and has been the only judge for the Sheboygan/Kohler Municipal Court since its creation in 2005.
Delahunt says she’s ready to focus on being just a circuit court judge and use all of her past experiences to benefit the community. "I believe that this is a job that I’m applying for, and I’m applying to the voters in Sheboygan County; and I want them to know my background, and my qualifications, and my experience," says Delahunt.
Delahunt says those who break the law must be held accountable for their actions with sentences that are fair and, if an offender shows wiliness to do so, allows for improvement. "Once they, kind of, take and make amends for what they’ve done, there’s more hope, there’s definitely something they can move on to," says Delahunt.
Delahunt faces Matthew Mooney and Rebecca Persick for the judge seat currently held by the retiring Judge Terrence Bourke.