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
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.