David G. Deininger

The Honorable
David G. Deininger
Chairman of the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board
In office
January 10, 2008 – April 2008
Appointed byJim Doyle
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byMichael W. Brennan
Judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals District IV
In office
August 1996 – January 31, 2007
Appointed byTommy Thompson
Preceded byRobert D. Sundby
Succeeded byBurnie Bridge
Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge for the Green Circuit
In office
August 1, 1994 – August 1996
Preceded byJohn Callaghan
Succeeded byJames R. Beer
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
In office
January 1, 1993 – August 1, 1994
Preceded byEugene Hahn
Succeeded byMike Powers
Constituency80th district
In office
January 1, 1987 – January 1, 1993
Preceded byJohn T. Manske
Succeeded byEugene Hahn
Constituency47th district
Personal details
Born (1947-07-09) July 9, 1947 (age 77)
Monroe, Wisconsin
Political partyRepublican
SpouseMary Deininger
Children
  • Emilie Deininger
  • (died 2006)
  • 2 others
ResidenceMonroe, Wisconsin
Alma materUnited States Naval Academy, University of Chicago, University of Wisconsin Law School
ProfessionPolitician, Jurist
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Navy
Years of service1969-1975

David G. Deininger (born July 9, 1947) is a retired Republican politician and jurist from Wisconsin. He served as a judge on the Wisconsin Court of Appeals for eleven years, from 1996 to 2007, and now serves as a reserve judge. He was the first chairman of the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, appointed by Democratic Governor Jim Doyle. Earlier in his career, he served three and a half terms in the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing parts of Green and Rock counties, and was a Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge in Green County.