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List of justices of the Wisconsin Supreme Court

List of justices of the Wisconsin Supreme Court

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This is a list of justices who have served or are currently serving on the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

Territorial judges

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Circuit justices serving as Supreme Court justices

Initially, Wisconsin's Supreme Court was just composed of the five judges of the five state judicial circuits. A sixth circuit was added in 1850.[4]

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Justices since 1853

In 1853, a separate Wisconsin Supreme Court was created with all members elected state-wide. Initially the court was three members; it grew to five justices in 1878, and to its current size of seven seats in 1907. Initially, the chief justice and associate justices were separate offices elected by the public, but a constitutional amendment ratified in 1889 converted all members of the court to "justices" and deemed that the "chief justice" would always be the justice who had served longest on the court (seniority). 126 years later, another constitutional amendment changed the selection rules for chief justice, abolishing the "seniority" rule, and instead mandating that the justices of the court would elect a chief justice from their members every two years.[4]

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References

  1. "Dunn, Charles 1799 - 1872". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  2. "Miller, Andrew Galbraith". Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  3. "History of the courts". Wisconsin Court System. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  4. "Former justices - Justice Alexander W. Stow". Wisconsin Court System. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  5. "Former justices - Justice Levi Hubbell". Wisconsin Court System. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  6. "Former justices - Justice Edward V. Whiton". Wisconsin Court System. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  7. "Former justices - Justice Charles H. Larrabee". Wisconsin Court System. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  8. "Former justices - Justice Mortimer M. Jackson". Wisconsin Court System. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  9. "Former justices - Justice Wiram Knowlton". Wisconsin Court System. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  10. "Former justices - Justice Timothy O. Howe". Wisconsin Court System. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  11. "Former Justices - Justice Samuel Crawford". Wisconsin Court System. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
  12. "Former Justices - Justice Abram D. Smith". Wisconsin Court System. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
  13. "Former Justices - Justice Orsamus Cole". Wisconsin Court System. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
  14. "Official Canvass". Wisconsin State Journal. May 9, 1860. p. 2. Retrieved December 29, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  15. "Official Vote". Manitowoc Pilot. June 19, 1868. p. 2. Retrieved December 29, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  16. "Election of Chief Justice". Wisconsin State Journal. April 9, 1869. p. 2. Retrieved December 29, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  17. "Former Justices - Justice Luther S. Dixon". Wisconsin Court System. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  18. "Former Justices - Justice Byron Paine". Wisconsin Court System. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
  19. "Former Justices - Justice Jason Downer". Wisconsin Court System. Retrieved October 15, 2023.

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