Jim Doyle

Jim Doyle
Doyle in 2009
44th Governor of Wisconsin
In office
January 6, 2003 – January 3, 2011
LieutenantBarbara Lawton
Preceded byScott McCallum
Succeeded byScott Walker
41st Attorney General of Wisconsin
In office
January 7, 1991 – January 6, 2003
GovernorTommy Thompson
Scott McCallum
Preceded byDon Hanaway
Succeeded byPeg Lautenschlager
District Attorney of Dane County
In office
January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1982
Preceded byHumphrey Lynch
Succeeded byHarold Harlowe
Personal details
Born
James Edward Doyle, Jr.

(1945-11-23) November 23, 1945 (age 78)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseJessica Laird
RelationsJames Edward Doyle (father)
Ruth Bachhuber Doyle (mother)
Children2
EducationUniversity of Wisconsin, Madison (BA)
Harvard University (JD)
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James Edward Doyle Jr. (born November 23, 1945) is an American attorney and politician who served as the 44th governor of Wisconsin from 2003 to 2011. In his first election to the governorship, he narrowly defeated incumbent Republican governor Scott McCallum. Although in 2002 Democrats increased their number of governorships, Doyle was the only one of them to unseat a Republican.

Prior to the governorship, Doyle served as Wisconsin Attorney General from 1991 to 2003. He is currently an attorney 'of counsel' in the Madison, Wisconsin office of the law firm of Foley & Lardner and serves on the corporate board of Epic Systems and Exact Sciences.[1][2]

  1. ^ "James E. Doyle". Foley & Lardner LLP. Archived from the original on 2011-12-13. Retrieved 2016-04-11.
  2. ^ Ferral, Katelyn. "Epic Systems gets a win in U.S. Supreme Court decision limiting workers' ability to sue employers". madison.com. Retrieved 2018-10-20.