Michael R. Fitzpatrick is an American lawyer who served as a judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals from 2017 to 2023.
Previously, he served nine years as a Wisconsin circuit court judge in Rock County.
In 2008, Fitzpatrick was appointed to the Rock County Circuit Court by Governor Jim Doyle, a Democrat.
In April 2017, Fitzpatrick was elected without opposition to the Wisconsin Court of Appeals in District IV, to replace retiring Judge Paul Higginbotham.
[2][3] Fitzpatrick announced he would not seek re-election to another term on the court in 2023.