profit operations in the state. Sullivan ultimately withdrew his complaints, but the Ethics Board scolded him for the public nature of his complaint, saying that his actions were "contrary to the Ethics Code's purpose of promoting faith and confidence of the people of this state in their state public officials." Court of Appeals In 1984, Judge Sullivan was elected to the Wisconsin Court of Appeals. He was re-elected in 1990, but was defeated in 1996 by Circuit Court Judge Patricia S. Curley, though he continued to serve as a reserve judge. Family and personal life Over the course of his life, Judge Sullivan donated 257 pints of blood. Having contracted poliomyelitis during childhood, Judge Sullivan died of post-polio syndrome. He was preceded in death by his wife, Jeanne. They had one son, Michael, Jr., who followed his father into the legal profession. Electoral history Wisconsin Circuit Court (1953, 1959) | colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| General Election, April 7, 1953 | colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| General Election, April 7, 1959 Wisconsin Court of Appeals (1984, 1990, 1996) | colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| General Election, April 3, 1984 | colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| General Election, April 3, 1990 | colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| Primary Election, February 6, 1996 | colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| General Election, March 19, 1996 References External links |- |- |- Politicians from Milwaukee Wisconsin Court of Appeals judges Wisconsin lawyers Marquette University Law School alumni People with polio 1924 births 2007 deaths 20th-century American judges Lawyers from Milwaukee 20th-century American lawyers