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Wisconsin Supreme Court
The highest court in Wisconsin. Who sits on it, how they got there and how long their terms run.
Nonpartisan electionHow justices are chosenVoters elect the justices; no party label appears on the ballot.
10 yearsTerm length
7Sitting justices
1848Founded
No public decision data available for this court. There is no free, consistently coded source of how each state justice votes in cases, so this site doesn't score state judges.
Justices
Jill Karofsky
Chief Justice
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: August 1, 2020
Elected
Photo: Ballotpedia
Susan Crawford
Justice
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: August 1, 2025
Appointing official: not listed
Photo: Ballotpedia
Rebecca Dallet
Justice
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: August 1, 2018
Elected
Photo: Ballotpedia
Brian Hagedorn
Justice
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: August 1, 2019
Elected
Photo: Ballotpedia
Janet Claire Protasiewicz
Justice
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: August 1, 2023
Appointing official: not listed
Photo: Ballotpedia
Chris Taylor
Justice
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: August 1, 2026
Appointing official: not listed
Photo: Ballotpedia
Annette Ziegler
Justice
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: August 1, 2007
Elected
Photo: Ballotpedia
Source: Ballotpedia, Wisconsin Supreme Court (retrieved Oct 26, 2026). “Party as listed” is Ballotpedia’s label; many state justices are officially nonpartisan. Photos from each justice’s Ballotpedia page (or Wikimedia Commons where Ballotpedia has none). Click a name for a short profile.