Judge Edward R. Brunner only candidate for Wisconsin Court of Appeals Third District.

• Date: 15 January 2007

Byline: Jack Zemlicka

"It's not going to just be a change of jobs, it will be a change of lifestyle," said Judge Edward R. Brunner of his likely election to the Wisconsin Court of Appeals Third District. Brunner, who has been a Barron County Circuit Court Judge for the last 19 years, was the only candidate to file nomination papers by the Jan. 2 deadline for the position. Barring a last-minute write-in campaign, he will succeed Judge R. Thomas Cane who elected not to seek another term. The opportunity was well-timed for Brunner, 58, who had contemplated a change for several years. "I had considered it for a few years and when opportunities present themselves, as they occasionally do and with retirement pending, I felt I had to take this one," said Brunner. "If I had let this chance pass, I really don't feel another one would have come along during the remainder of my career." In 2003, Brunner came close to claiming a seat on the...