Thomas Binger

Thomas Binger
Binger in February 2021
Kenosha County Assistant District Attorney
Incumbent
Assumed office
2014
GovernorTony Evers (2019–present)
Scott Walker (2014–2019)
Lieutenant GovernorSara Rodriguez (2023–present)
Mandela Barnes (2019–2023)
Rebecca Kleefisch (2014–2019)
Milwaukee County Prosecutor
In office
1999–2005
GovernorJim Doyle (2003–2005)

Scott McCallum (2001–2003)

Tommy Thompson (1999–2001)
Lieutenant GovernorBarbara Lawton (2003–2005)

Margaret A. Farrow (2001–2003)

Scott McCallum (1999–2001)
Personal details
CitizenshipUnited States
Political partyDemocratic
OccupationLawyer

Thomas C. Binger[1] is an American lawyer and government official who has served in the role of Kenosha County Assistant District Attorney since 2014.[2][3] He was raised in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, where he attended the local Washington High School.[4] He ran unsuccessfully as a Democrat for the office of the Racine County District Attorney in 2016.[5][6] He served as the lead prosecutor in the 2021 trial of Kyle Rittenhouse following the 2020 Kenosha unrest shooting, which ended in Rittenhouse's acquittal.[2][7][8]

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  5. ^ Spoto, Cara (November 9, 2016). "Hanson to be next Racine County district attorney". The Journal Times. Archived from the original on November 20, 2021. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  6. ^ Anderson, Janine (May 1, 2016). "Local attorney to run for Racine D.A." Kenosha News. Archived from the original on November 20, 2021. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  7. ^ Hinkel, Dan (November 2, 2021). "The lead prosecutor has clashed with the judge in pretrial hearings". The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 20, 2021. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  8. ^ Mintz, Hillary (October 28, 2021). "Who is the prosecutor in the Kyle Rittenhouse case?". WISN-TV. Archived from the original on June 17, 2022. Retrieved November 20, 2021.