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 Published Court of Appeals opinions are considered binding precedent until overruled by the Supreme Court; unpublished opinions are not.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 42–43)August 1, 20232029— [b] Wisconsin
Pedro Colón April 7, 1968 (age 56)November 20, 20232030 Tony Evers (D)Wisconsin
District II
Mark Gundrum , Presiding JudgeMarch 20, 1970 (age 54)November 4, 20112025 Scott Walker (R)Wisconsin
Lisa Neubauer July 21, 1957 (age 67)January 7, 20082026 Jim Doyle (D) Chicago
Shelley Grogan August 14, 1967 (age 57)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 67)April 23, 20132025 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 48)July 4, 20192026 Tony Evers (D)Wisconsin
Jennifer E. Nashold 1965 (age 59–60)August 1, 20192025— [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

JudgeDistrictStart yearEnd yearNotes
Robert C. Cannon I19781981Presiding Judge (1978–1979)
John A. Decker I19781984Chief Judge (1978–1983)
William R. Moser I19781992Presiding Judge (1985–1992)
Presiding Judge (1979–1983)
Rudolph T. Randa I19811982Appointed by Lee S. Dreyfus
Elevated to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
Michael T. Sullivan I19841996
Charles B. Schudson I19922004
Ted E. Wedemeyer Jr. I19821988Presiding Judge (1983–1985)
19922008Presiding Judge (1993–2007)
Ralph Adam Fine I19882014
Patricia Curley I19962016Presiding Judge (2007–2016)
Joan Kessler I20042020
Kitty Brennan I20082019Appointed by Jim Doyle
Rebecca Bradley I20152015Appointed by Scott Walker
William Brash I20152023Appointed by Scott Walker
Chief Judge (2021–2023)
Presiding Judge (2019–2021)
Lost re-election
Timothy Dugan I20162023Appointed by Scott Walker
Joe Donald I2019Appointed by Tony Evers
Presiding Judge (2021-Present)
Maxine Aldridge White I2020Appointed by Tony Evers
Chief Judge (2023–present)
Sara J. Geenen I2023
Pedro Colón I2023Appointed by Tony Evers

District II

JudgeDistrictStart yearEnd yearNotes
Harold M. Bode II19781981
Clair H. Voss II19781983Presiding Judge (1978–1983)
Richard S. Brown II19782015Chief Judge (2007–2015)
Presiding Judge (1996–2001)
Presiding Judge (1983–1990)
Burton A. Scott II19801991Chief Judge (1983–1989)
Neal Nettesheim II19832007Appointed by Tony Earl
Deputy Chief Judge (1998–2007)
Presiding Judge (2001–2003)
Presiding Judge (1990–1993)
Daniel P. Anderson II19902011Presiding Judge (2007–2009)
Presiding Judge (2003–2005)
Presiding Judge (1993–1996)
Harry G. Snyder II19912010Appointed by Tommy Thompson
Presiding Judge
Lisa S. Neubauer II2007Appointed by Jim Doyle
Chief Judge (2015–2021)
Presiding Judge (2009–2015)
Paul F. Reilly II20102022Presiding Judge (2015–2021)
Mark Gundrum II2011Appointed by Scott Walker
Presiding Judge (2021–present)
Brian Hagedorn II20152019Appointed by Scott Walker
Elevated to Wisconsin Supreme Court
Jeffrey O. Davis II20192021Appointed by Tony Evers
Lost re-election
Shelley Grogan II2021
Lori Kornblum II20222022Appointed by Tony Evers
Lost re-election
Maria S. Lazar II2022

District III

JudgeDistrictStart yearEnd yearNotes
W. Patrick Donlin III19781981
John P. Foley III19781984Presiding Judge (1981–1984)
Robert W. Dean III19781986Presiding Judge (1978–1981)
Thomas Cane III19812007Appointed by Lee S. Dreyfus
Chief Judge (1998–2007)
Deputy Chief Judge (1989–1998)
Presiding Judge (1984–1998)
Daniel L. LaRocque III19851997Appointed by Tony Earl
Gordon Myse III19861999Appointed by Tony Earl
Presiding Judge (1998–1999)
Michael W. Hoover III19972015Deputy Chief Judge (2012–2015)
Presiding Judge (1999–2015)
Gregory A. Peterson III19992007Deputy Chief Judge (2007–2012)
Edward R. Brunner III20072011
Mark Mangerson III20112014Appointed by Scott Walker
Lisa K. Stark III2013Appointed by Scott Walker
Deputy Chief Judge (2015–present)
Presiding Judge (2015–present)
Thomas F. Hruz III2014Appointed by Scott Walker
Mark Seidl III20152021
Greg Gill III2021

District IV

JudgeDistrictStart yearEnd yearNotes
Martha Bablitch IV19781985
Paul C. Gartzke IV19781996Presiding Judge (1978–1996)
Charles P. Dykman IV19782010Presiding Judge (2009–2010)
Presiding Judge (1996–2001)
William Eich IV19852000Appointed by Tony Earl

Chief Judge (1989–1998)

Robert D. Sundby IV19861996
Margaret J. Vergeront IV19942012Presiding Judge (2010–2011)
Patience D. Roggensack IV19962003Elevated to Wisconsin Supreme Court
David G. Deininger IV19962007Appointed by Tommy Thompson
Presiding Judge (2003–2005)
Paul Lundsten IV20002019Appointed by Tommy Thompson
Presiding Judge (2017–2019)
Presiding Judge (2011–2013)
Presiding Judge (2005–2007)
Paul B. Higginbotham IV20032017Appointed by Jim Doyle
Presiding Judge (2007–2009)
Burnie Bridge IV20072010Appointed by Jim Doyle
Gary Sherman IV20102019Appointed by Jim Doyle
Brian Blanchard IV2010Presiding Judge (2021-present)
Presiding Judge (2013–2015)
JoAnne Kloppenburg IV2012Presiding Judge (2015–2017)
Michael R. Fitzpatrick IV20172023Presiding Judge (2019-2021)
Rachel A. Graham IV2019Appointed by Tony Evers
Jennifer E. Nashold IV2019
Chris Taylor IV2023

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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