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eliminating a judgeship from district IV of the court of appeals and establishing an additional judgeship for district III of the court of appeals

eliminating a judgeship from district IV of the court of appeals and establishing an additional judgeship for district III of the court of appeals

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The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
Representatives Tusler, Behnke, Brill, Callahan, Green, B. Jacobson, Knodl and O'Connor, cosponsored by Senator Wimberger
Last action
2026-03-23
Official status
A - State Affairs
Effective date
Not listed

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eliminating a judgeship from district IV of the court of appeals and establishing an additional judgeship for district III of the court of appeals

eliminating a judgeship from district IV of the court of appeals and establishing an additional judgeship for district III of the court of appeals Status: A - State Affairs

What This Bill Does

  • eliminating a judgeship from district IV of the court of appeals and establishing an additional judgeship for district III of the court of appeals Status: A - State Affairs

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-23 Asm.

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. 2025-03-17 Asm.

    Introduced by Representatives Tusler , Behnke , Brill , Callahan , Green , B. Jacobson , Knodl and O'Connor ; cosponsored by Senator Wimberger

  3. 2025-03-17 Asm.

    Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs

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eliminating a judgeship from district IV of the court of appeals and establishing an additional judgeship for district III of the court of appeals
Status: A - State Affairs

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2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE
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2025 ASSEMBLY BILL 144
March 17, 2025 - Introduced by Representatives
Tusler
,
Behnke
,
Brill
,
Callahan
,
Green
,
B. Jacobson
,
Knodl
and
O'Connor
, cosponsored by Senator
Wimberger
. Referred to Committee on State Affairs.
AB144,1,3
1
An Act

to amend
752.03 of the statutes;
relating to:
eliminating a judgeship
2
from district IV of the court of appeals and establishing an additional
3
judgeship for district III of the court of appeals.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill reduces the number of judgeships in district IV of the court of appeals upon the expiration of the term of the judge whose current judicial term ends July 31, 2026. The bill also establishes an additional judgeship in district III of the court of appeals, effective beginning August 1, 2026. Under the bill, as of August 1, 2026, each of the districts of the court of appeals would have four judges. The bill provides that the initial election for the fourth judge for district III of the court of appeals will be held at the spring election of 2026 for a term beginning on August 1, 2026, and ending on July 31, 2032.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
AB144,1
4
Section
1
.
752.03 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB144,2,4
5
752.03

Number of judges.
There shall be 16 court of appeals judges.
Three

1
Beginning August 1, 2026, 4
judges shall be elected from
the district specified in s.
2
752.17, 4 judges shall be elected from
each of the
2

4
districts specified in ss. 752.13
3
and
,
752.15
and 5 judges shall be elected from the district specified in s.
, 752.17,
4
and
752.19.
AB144,2
5
Section
2
. Nonstatutory provisions.
AB144,2,8
6
(
1
)
District IV judgeship.
The judgeship for the district IV court of appeals
7
for the judge whose current term ends July 31, 2026, shall be eliminated effective
8
with the expiration of the term for that position on July 31, 2026.
AB144,2,11
9
(
2
)
Election of district III judge.
The initial election for the 4th judge for
10
district III of the court of appeals shall be at the spring election of 2026 for a term
11
beginning on August 1, 2026, and ending on July 31, 2032.
AB144,2,12
12
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