Background
Foust, Charles William was born on May 27, 1952 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Alan Shivers and Helen Elizabeth Foust.
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Charles William Foust
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Bachelor, University of Wisconsin, 1974; Juris Doctor, University of Wisconsin, 1978.
Career
Assistant district attorney, Dane County District Attorney' General’ s Office, Madison, 1979-1982; assistant public defender, State Public Defender' General’ s Office, Milwaukee, 1982-1983; associate, Smoler & Albert South Carolina, Madison, 1983-1988; district attorney, Dane County, Madison, 1988-1997; judge, Dane County Circuit Court, Madison, since 1997.
Achievements
Membership
Member Governors advisory board, Dane County advisory board Treatment Alternatives Program. Chair coordinated community response task force on domestic violence Dane County Commision on Sensitive Crimes. Member Dane County Jail/Space Needs, Dane County Long Range Judicial Planning.
Member Dane County Jury Selection, Wisconsin Judicial Council Commision on Criminal Procedure. Member Wisconsin Working Group on Sentencing and Corrections. Member State Bar Wisconsin, Dane County Bar Association (board directors criminal law section 1985-1989, chairman 1985-1989), Wisconsin District Attorneys Association (Executive Board, 1st vice president, commission on DNA evidence).
Connections
Married Melissa A. Cherney, July 31, 1982. Children: Kyle Cherney, James Terrell.
