James Edward Doyle Jr. 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.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit is the U.S. federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the courts in the following districts:
John Whitcome Reynolds Jr. was the 36th governor of Wisconsin (1963–1965) and served 21 years as a United States district judge in the Eastern District of Wisconsin (1965–1986). A Democrat,he previously served as the 34th attorney general of Wisconsin (1959–1963).
Ann Walsh Bradley is an American lawyer and jurist,and the longest currently-serving justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court. She was elected to the Supreme Court in 1995 and was re-elected in 2005 and 2015. She has announced she will not run for re-election again;her term expires July 31,2025. She previously served ten years as a Wisconsin circuit court judge in Marathon County,Wisconsin.
Pedro A. Colón is an American lawyer,jurist,and Democratic politician from Milwaukee,Wisconsin. He is a Judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals in the Milwaukee-based 2nd district since November 2023. He previously served 13 years as a Wisconsin circuit court judge in Milwaukee County,and prior to his judicial service,he was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly for six terms,representing the 8th Assembly district from 1999 to 2010. He was the first Latino elected to the Wisconsin Legislature,and now the first Latino to judge on the Wisconsin Court of Appeals.
Gary E. Sherman is a retired American lawyer and Democratic politician from Bayfield County,Wisconsin. He served nine years as a judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals in the Madison-based 4th district (2010–2019). He previously served 11 years as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly,representing the 74th Assembly district from 1999 to 2010,and was president of the State Bar of Wisconsin from 1994 to 1995.
James Henry Howe was an American lawyer and Republican politician. He served one year as United States district judge for the Eastern District of Wisconsin,appointed by President Ulysses S. Grant. Earlier in his career,he was the 7th Attorney General of Wisconsin and served as a Union Army colonel in the American Civil War. He was a nephew of U.S. Senator Timothy O. Howe,and was said to be "like a son" to him.
Connor Theodore Hansen was an American lawyer,jurist,and Republican politician from Eau Claire,Wisconsin. He was a justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court for 13 years,from 1967 until 1980. Earlier in his career,he served as county judge and district attorney of Eau Claire County,and worked as a special agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation during World War II.
Leo Bernard Hanley was an American lawyer and jurist from Milwaukee,Wisconsin. He was a justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court from 1966 to 1978,and previously served 12 years as a Wisconsin circuit court judge in Milwaukee County.
Bruce Frederich Beilfuss was an American lawyer and jurist from Clark County,Wisconsin. He was the 22nd chief justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court,from 1976 to 1983,and served a total of 20 years on the high court. He previously served 16 years as a Wisconsin circuit court judge,and 7 years as district attorney.
David G. Deininger 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.
Lisa Neubauer is an American lawyer and judge,currently serving as a judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals in the Waukesha-based District II. Judge Neubauer has served on the Court of Appeals since 2007 and was chief judge from 2015 through 2021.
Paul Lundsten is an American lawyer and retired judge. He served as a state Assistant Attorney General and as a judge on the Wisconsin Court of Appeals for the Madison-based District IV court serving 24 counties.
Margaret J. Vergeront is an American attorney and retired judge. She served 18 years on the Wisconsin Court of Appeals in the Madison-based District IV court.
Richard Searle Brown is an American jurist and the retired chief judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals. Brown served as a Court of Appeals judge from 1978 to 2015 and as chief judge from 2007;his service on the court concluded on July 31,2015. His father,Manny S. Brown,served four terms in the Wisconsin State Assembly.
Daniel L. LaRocque is a retired American lawyer and judge. He was a Judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals for twelve years after serving as a Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge in Marathon County. Prior to his judicial service,he was district attorney for Marathon County for 13 years.
Jennifer Elise Nashold is an American attorney,currently serving as a judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals. She was elected in 2019.
Rachel Anne Graham is an American lawyer,currently serving as judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals in the Madison-based District IV court. She was appointed in 2019 by Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers.
Bruce Edward Schroeder is a retired American lawyer and jurist from Kenosha County,Wisconsin. He served forty years as a Wisconsin circuit court judge in Kenosha County (1983–2023). At the time of his retirement,he was the longest-serving state court judge in Wisconsin. He was previously district attorney of Kenosha County. He came to national attention in 2021 due to his role as the presiding judge for the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse. He was also judge in the first trial of Mark Jensen in the "letter from the grave" murder case (2002–2008).
James Roberts Troupis is an American lawyer and Republican political operative from Dane County,Wisconsin. He was an attorney for Donald Trump's 2020 presidential campaign,and was involved in the efforts to overturn the election results. He was also involved in the plot to produce fraudulent electoral votes to challenge the legitimate electoral votes at the January 6 certification. As a result of his involvement in the fraudulent elector plot,he has been charged with conspiracy to utter as legitimate a forged document.
