Wisconsin Court of Appeals
The Wisconsin Court of Appeals is an intermediate appellate court which 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 Published Court of Appeals opinions are considered binding precedent until overruled by the Supreme Court; unpublished opinions are not.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.
| Court of Appeals of Wisconsin | |
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| Established | August 1978 |
| Jurisdiction |  |
| Location | Milwaukee (District I) Waukesha (District II) Wausau (District III) Madison (District IV) |
| Composition method | Non-partisan election from within judicial district |
| Authorized by | Wis. Const. Art VII § 5 Wis. Stats. Chapter 752 |
| Appeals to | Supreme Court of Wisconsin |
| Appeals from | Circuit Court of Wisconsin |
| Judge term length | Six years |
| Number of positions | 16 |
| Website | www |
| Chief Judge | |
| Currently | Lisa Neubauer |
| Since | 2 August 2015 |
| Lead position ends | 1 August 2020 |
| Deputy Chief Judge | |
| Currently | Lisa K. Stark |
| Since | 2 August 2015 |
| Division map | |
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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; depending on the year of appointment, an appointee will either fill out his or her predecessor's term or must stand for election the following year.
Districts
- District I is chambered in Milwaukee and contains only Milwaukee County.
- District II is chambered in Waukesha and contains Calumet, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Kenosha, Manitowoc, Ozaukee, Racine, Sheboygan, Walworth, Washington, Waukesha, and Winnebago counties.
- District III is chambered in Wausau and contains Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Brown, Buffalo, Burnett, Chippewa, Door, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Florence, Forest, Iron, Kewaunee, Langlade, Lincoln, Marathon, Marinette, Menominee, Oconto, Oneida, Outagamie, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Price, Rusk, Sawyer, Shawano, St. Croix, Taylor, Trempealeau, Vilas, and Washburn counties.
- District IV is chambered in Madison and contains Adams, Clark, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Grant, Green, Iowa, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, La Crosse, Lafayette, Marquette, Monroe, Portage, Richland, Rock, Sauk, Vernon, Waupaca, Waushara, and Wood counties.
Current judges
| Name | Years on court | Assumed office | Current term end | Law School | |
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| District I | |||||
| Presiding Judge | William W. Brash III | 4 | October 28, 2015 | July 31, 2023 | Marquette University |
| Judge 2 | Timothy G. Dugan | 3 | December 10, 2016 | July 31, 2024 | Marquette University |
| Judge 3 | M. Joseph Donald | 0 | September 4, 2019 | July 31, 2020 | Marquette University |
| Judge 4 | Maxine Aldridge White | 0 | January 16, 2020 | July 31, 2021 | Marquette University |
| District II | |||||
| Chief Judge | Lisa S. Neubauer | 12 | December 2007 | July 31, 2020 | University of Chicago |
| Presiding Judge | Paul F. Reilly | 10 | August 1, 2010 | July 31, 2022 | University of Wisconsin |
| Judge 3 | Mark D. Gundrum | 8 | November 4, 2011 | July 31, 2025 | University of Wisconsin |
| Judge 4 | Jeffrey O. Davis | 0 | September 4, 2019 | July 31, 2021 | Ohio State University |
| District III | |||||
| Deputy Chief Judge (PJ) | Lisa K. Stark | 7 | April 23, 2013 | July 31, 2025 | University of Wisconsin |
| Judge 2 | Thomas F. Hruz | 6 | July 21, 2014 | July 31, 2022 | Marquette University |
| Judge 3 | Mark A. Seidl | 5 | August 1, 2015 | July 31, 2021 | University of Wisconsin |
| District IV | |||||
| Judge 1 | Brian W. Blanchard | 10 | August 1, 2010 | July 31, 2022 | Northwestern University |
| Judge 2 | JoAnne F. Kloppenburg | 8 | August 1, 2012 | July 31, 2024 | University of Wisconsin |
| Judge 3 | Michael R. Fitzpatrick | 3 | August 1, 2017 | July 31, 2023 | Drake University |
| Judge 4 | Rachel A. Graham | 1 | July 4, 2019 | July 31, 2020 | University of Wisconsin |
| Judge 5 | Jennifer E. Nashold | 1 | August 1, 2019 | July 31, 2025 | University of Wisconsin |
Judges
District I
| Judge | District | Start year | End year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert C. Cannon | I | 1978 | 1981 | Presiding Judge (1978–1979) |
| John A. Decker | I | 1978 | 1984 | Chief Judge (1978–1983) |
| William R. Moser | I | 1978 | 1992 | Presiding Judge (1985–1992) Presiding Judge (1979–1983) |
| Rudolph T. Randa | I | 1981 | 1982 | Elevated to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin |
| Michael T. Sullivan | I | 1984 | 1996 | |
| Charles B. Schudson | I | 1992 | 2004 | |
| Ted E. Wedemeyer, Jr. | I | 1982 | 1988 | Presiding Judge (1983–1985) |
| 1992 | 2008 | Presiding Judge (1993–2007) | ||
| Ralph Adam Fine | I | 1988 | 2014 | |
| Patricia Curley | I | 1996 | 2016 | Presiding Judge (2007–2016) |
| Joan Kessler | I | 2004 | 2020 | |
| Kitty Brennan | I | 2008 | 2019 | |
| Rebecca Bradley | I | 2015 | 2015 | |
| William Brash | I | 2015 | Presiding Judge (2019–Present) | |
| Timothy Dugan | I | 2016 | ||
| Joe Donald | I | 2019 | ||
| Maxine Aldridge White | I | 2020 | ||
District II
| Judge | District | Start year | End year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harold M. Bode | II | 1978 | 1981 | |
| Clair H. Voss | II | 1978 | 1983 | Presiding Judge (1978–1983) |
| Richard S. Brown | II | 1978 | 2015 | Chief Judge (2007–2015) Presiding Judge (1996–2001) Presiding Judge (1983–1990) |
| Burton A. Scott | II | 1980 | 1991 | Chief Judge (1983–1989) |
| Neal Nettesheim | II | 1983 | 2007 | Deputy Chief Judge (1998–2007) Presiding Judge (2001–2003) Presiding Judge (1990–1993) |
| Daniel P. Anderson | II | 1990 | 2011 | Presiding Judge (2007–2009) Presiding Judge (2003–2005) Presiding Judge (1993–1996) |
| Harry G. Snyder | II | 1991 | 2010 | Presiding Judge |
| Lisa S. Neubauer | II | 2007 | Chief Judge (2015–present) Presiding Judge (2009–2015) | |
| Paul F. Reilly | II | 2010 | Presiding Judge (2015–present) | |
| Mark Gundrum | II | 2011 | ||
| Brian Hagedorn | II | 2015 | 2019 | Elevated to Wisconsin Supreme Court |
| Jeffrey O. Davis | II | 2019 |
District III
| Judge | District | Start year | End year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W. Patrick Donlin | III | 1978 | 1981 | |
| John P. Foley | III | 1978 | 1984 | Presiding Judge (1981–1984) |
| Robert W. Dean | III | 1978 | 1986 | Presiding Judge (1978–1981) |
| Thomas Cane | III | 1981 | 2007 | Chief Judge (1998–2007) Deputy Chief Judge (1989–1998) Presiding Judge (1984–1998) |
| Daniel L. LaRocque | III | 1985 | 1997 | |
| Gordon Myse | III | 1986 | 1999 | Presiding Judge (1998–1999) |
| Michael W. Hoover | III | 1997 | 2015 | Deputy Chief Judge (2012–2015) Presiding Judge (1999–2015) |
| Gregory A. Peterson | III | 1999 | 2007 | Deputy Chief Judge (2007–2012) |
| Edward R. Brunner | III | 2007 | 2011 | |
| Mark Mangerson | III | 2011 | 2014 | |
| Lisa K. Stark | III | 2013 | Deputy Chief Judge (2015–present) Presiding Judge (2015–present) | |
| Thomas Hruz | III | 2014 | ||
| Mark Seidl | III | 2015 | ||
District IV
| Judge | District | Start year | End year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martha Bablitch | IV | 1978 | 1985 | |
| Paul C. Gartzke | IV | 1978 | 1996 | Presiding Judge (1978–1996) |
| Charles P. Dykman | IV | 1978 | 2010 | Presiding Judge (2009–2010) Presiding Judge (1996–2001) |
| William Eich | IV | 1985 | 2000 | Chief Judge (1989–1998) |
| Robert D. Sundby | IV | 1986 | 1996 | |
| Margaret J. Vergeront | IV | 1994 | 2012 | |
| Patience D. Roggensack | IV | 1996 | 2003 | Elevated to Wisconsin Supreme Court |
| David G. Deininger | IV | 1996 | 2007 | Presiding Judge (2003–2005) |
| Paul Lundsten | IV | 2000 | 2019 | Presiding Judge (?–2007) |
| Paul B. Higginbotham | IV | 2003 | 2017 | Presiding Judge, (2007–2017) |
| Burnie Bridge | IV | 2007 | 2010 | |
| Gary Sherman | IV | 2010 | 2019 | |
| Brian Blanchard | IV | 2010 | Presiding Judge (?–2015) | |
| JoAnne Kloppenburg | IV | 2012 | Presiding Judge (2015–2019) | |
| Michael R. Fitzpatrick | IV | 2017 | ||
| Rachel A. Graham | IV | 2019 | ||
| Jennifer E. Nashold | IV | 2019 |
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See also
References
- Olive, Ralph D. (7 September 1979). "Judges Studying Violent Crime Bail". The Milwaukee Journal. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
External links
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