Wisconsin Court of Appeals

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Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
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EstablishedAugust 1978
JurisdictionFlag of Wisconsin.svg Wisconsin
Location Milwaukee (District I)
Waukesha (District II)
Wausau (District III)
Madison (District IV)
Composition methodNon-partisan election from within judicial district
Authorised by Wis. Const. Art VII § 5
Wis. Stats. Chapter 752
Appeals to Supreme Court of Wisconsin
Appeals from Wisconsin circuit courts
Judge term lengthSix years
Number of positions16
Website www.wicourts.gov/courts/appeals/ OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Chief Judge
Currently Maxine Aldridge White
SinceAugust 1, 2023
Deputy Chief Judge
Currently Lisa K. Stark
SinceAugust 2, 2015
Division map
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The Wisconsin Court of Appeals is an intermediate appellate court that reviews contested decisions of the Wisconsin circuit courts. The Court of Appeals was created in August 1978 [1] to alleviate the Wisconsin Supreme Court's rising number of appellate cases. Published Court of Appeals opinions are considered binding precedent until overruled by the Supreme Court; unpublished opinions are not. The Court hears most appeals in three-judge panels, but appeals of circuit court decisions in misdemeanor, small claims, and municipal ordinance cases are decided by a single judge.

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Composition

The Court of Appeals comprises 16 judges elected to six-year terms in four geographic districts. Districts I and II have four judges each, three judges are chambered in District III, and five in District IV. The court is administered by a chief judge, appointed by the Wisconsin Supreme Court, who is assisted by a deputy chief judge and a presiding judge in each district. Vacancies on the court are filled by gubernatorial appointment; following the appointment of a judge, a new election for that seat is scheduled in the next Spring election in which no other Appeals Court seat in that Appeals Court District is up for election, unless that election occurs less than five months from the date of the appointment. [2]

Districts

Current judges

JudgeBornJoinedTerm ends [a] Appointed byLaw school
District I
Maxine Aldridge White , Chief Judge1951 (age 73–74)February 7, 20202027 Tony Evers (D) Marquette
M. Joseph Donald , Deputy Chief JudgeFebruary 8, 1959 (age 66)September 4, 20192026 Tony Evers (D)Marquette
Sara Geenen 1981or1982(age 43–44)August 1, 20232029— [b] Wisconsin
Pedro Colón April 7, 1968 (age 57)November 20, 20232030 Tony Evers (D)Wisconsin
District II
Mark Gundrum , Presiding JudgeMarch 20, 1970 (age 55)November 4, 20112031 Scott Walker (R)Wisconsin
Lisa Neubauer July 21, 1957 (age 68)January 7, 20082026 Jim Doyle (D) Chicago
Shelley Grogan August 14, 1967 (age 58)August 1, 20212027— [b] Marquette
Maria S. Lazar 1964 (age 60–61)August 1, 20222028— [b] Georgetown
District III
Lisa K. Stark , Presiding JudgeMarch 15, 1957 (age 68)April 23, 20132031 Scott Walker (R) [c] Wisconsin
Thomas Hruz November 12, 1973 (age 51)August 1, 20142028 Scott Walker (R)Marquette
Gregory Gill February 26, 1975 (age 50)August 1, 20212027— [b] Marquette
District IV
JoAnne Kloppenburg , Presiding JudgeSeptember 5, 1953 (age 71)August 1, 20122030— [b] Wisconsin
Brian Blanchard November 7, 1958 (age 66)August 1, 20102028— [b] Northwestern
Rachel A. Graham June 7, 1976 (age 49)July 4, 20192026 Tony Evers (D)Wisconsin
Jennifer E. Nashold 1965 (age 59–60)August 1, 20192031— [b] Wisconsin
Chris Taylor January 13, 1968 (age 57)August 1, 20232029— [b] Wisconsin
  1. ↑ Terms end on July 31.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Took office after being elected in a nonpartisan election.
  3. ↑ Judge Stark was initially elected in the 2013 spring election. Governor Walker then appointed Stark to the vacant seat, allowing her to begin her term 3 months earlier than scheduled.

Judges

District I

JudgeStart yearEnd yearNotes
Robert C. Cannon 19781981Presiding Judge (1978–1979)
John A. Decker 19781984Chief Judge (1978–1983)
William R. Moser 19781992Presiding Judge (1985–1992)
Presiding Judge (1979–1983)
Rudolph T. Randa 19811982Appointed by Lee S. Dreyfus (R)
Elevated to E.D. Wis.
Michael T. Sullivan 19841996
Charles B. Schudson 19922004
Ted E. Wedemeyer Jr. 19821988Presiding Judge (1983–1985)
19922008Presiding Judge (1993–2007)
Ralph Adam Fine 19882014
Patricia Curley 19962016Presiding Judge (2007–2016)
Joan Kessler 20042020
Kitty Brennan 20082019Appointed by Jim Doyle (D)
Rebecca Bradley 20152015Appointed by Scott Walker (R)
Elevated to the Wisconsin Supreme Court by Scott Walker (R)
William Brash 20152023Appointed by Scott Walker (R)
Chief Judge (2021–2023)
Presiding Judge (2019–2021)
Lost re-election
Timothy Dugan 20162023Appointed by Scott Walker (R)
Joe Donald 2019Appointed by Tony Evers (D)
Presiding Judge (2021–Present)
Maxine Aldridge White 2020Appointed by Tony Evers (D)
Chief Judge (2023–present)
Sara Geenen 2023
Pedro Colón 2023Appointed by Tony Evers (D)

District II

JudgeStart yearEnd yearNotes
Harold M. Bode 19781981
Clair H. Voss 19781983Presiding Judge (1978–1983)
Richard S. Brown 19782015Chief Judge (2007–2015)
Presiding Judge (1996–2001)
Presiding Judge (1983–1990)
Burton A. Scott 19801991Chief Judge (1983–1989)
Neal Nettesheim 19832007Appointed by Tony Earl (D)
Deputy Chief Judge (1998–2007)
Presiding Judge (2001–2003)
Presiding Judge (1990–1993)
Daniel P. Anderson 19902011Presiding Judge (2007–2009)
Presiding Judge (2003–2005)
Presiding Judge (1993–1996)
Harry G. Snyder 19912010Appointed by Tommy Thompson (R)
Presiding Judge
Lisa S. Neubauer 2007Appointed by Jim Doyle (D)
Chief Judge (2015–2021)
Presiding Judge (2009–2015)
Paul F. Reilly 20102022Presiding Judge (2015–2021)
Mark Gundrum 2011Appointed by Scott Walker (R)
Presiding Judge (2021–present)
Brian Hagedorn 20152019Appointed by Scott Walker (R)
Elected to Wisconsin Supreme Court
Jeffrey O. Davis 20192021Appointed by Tony Evers (D)
Lost re-election
Shelley Grogan 2021
Lori Kornblum 20222022Appointed by Tony Evers (D)
Lost re-election
Maria S. Lazar 2022

District III

JudgeStart yearEnd yearNotes
W. Patrick Donlin 19781981
John P. Foley 19781984Presiding Judge (1981–1984)
Robert W. Dean 19781986Presiding Judge (1978–1981)
Thomas Cane 19812007Appointed by Lee S. Dreyfus (R)
Chief Judge (1998–2007)
Deputy Chief Judge (1989–1998)
Presiding Judge (1984–1998)
Daniel L. LaRocque 19851997Appointed by Tony Earl (D)
Gordon Myse 19861999Appointed by Tony Earl (D)
Presiding Judge (1998–1999)
Michael W. Hoover 19972015Deputy Chief Judge (2012–2015)
Presiding Judge (1999–2015)
Gregory A. Peterson 19992007Deputy Chief Judge (2007–2012)
Edward R. Brunner 20072011
Mark Mangerson 20112014Appointed by Scott Walker (R)
Lisa K. Stark 2013Appointed by Scott Walker (R)
Deputy Chief Judge (2015–present)
Presiding Judge (2015–present)
Thomas F. Hruz 2014Appointed by Scott Walker (R)
Mark Seidl 20152021
Gregory Gill 2021

District IV

JudgeStart yearEnd yearNotes
Martha Bablitch 19781985
Paul C. Gartzke 19781996Presiding Judge (1978–1996)
Charles P. Dykman 19782010Presiding Judge (2009–2010)
Presiding Judge (1996–2001)
William Eich 19852000Appointed by Tony Earl (D)
Chief Judge (1989–1998)
Robert D. Sundby 19861996
Margaret J. Vergeront 19942012Presiding Judge (2010–2011)
Patience D. Roggensack 19962003Elected to Wisconsin Supreme Court
David G. Deininger 19962007Appointed by Tommy Thompson (R)
Presiding Judge (2003–2005)
Paul Lundsten 20002019Appointed by Tommy Thompson (R)
Presiding Judge (2017–2019)
Presiding Judge (2011–2013)
Presiding Judge (2005–2007)
Paul B. Higginbotham 20032017Appointed by Jim Doyle (D)
Presiding Judge (2007–2009)
Burnie Bridge 20072010Appointed by Jim Doyle (D)
Gary Sherman 20102019Appointed by Jim Doyle (D)
Brian Blanchard 2010Presiding Judge (2021–present)
Presiding Judge (2013–2015)
JoAnne Kloppenburg 2012Presiding Judge (2015–2017)
Michael R. Fitzpatrick 20172023Presiding Judge (2019–2021)
Rachel A. Graham 2019Appointed by Tony Evers (D)
Jennifer E. Nashold 2019
Chris Taylor 2023

See also

References

  1. ↑ Olive, Ralph D. (September 7, 1979). "Judges Studying Violent Crime Bail". The Milwaukee Journal. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Wisconsin Statutes Ch. 8.50 (4) (f)". Wisconsin Legislature . Retrieved August 22, 2020.
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