Justice Ziegler, 37 Judges Unopposed

Annette Ziegler

There are no contested seats on the Court of Appeals or Supreme Court, and there are 11 contested seats among the 48 circuit court seats up for election, according to Wisconsin Elections Commission filings.

In Milwaukee County, there will be only one contested race. Scott A. Wales and Kashoua Kristy Yang will face off for the Branch 47 seat being vacated by John Siefert. No one is running against Michelle Ackerman Havas, who was appointed to the bench by Gov. Scott Walker in 2015, lost her seat to Circuit Judge Jean Kies last spring, and is running this year for the seat vacated by Timothy G. Dugan, appointed by Walker to the Court of Appeals.

Incumbent Circuit Judges Maxine A. White, Michael J. Hanrahan, Paul Van Grunsven, Mary E. Triggiano, Pedro Colon, Dennis R. Cimpl, Cynthia Davis, Carl Ashley, Frederick C. Rosa, and Jeffrey Kremers all are unopposed.

Incumbent Dane County Circuit Judge Clayton Kawski, a Walker appointee, did not file nomination papers or a  statement of non-candidacy, according to the election commission. The Wisconsin State Journal reports that Kawski’s failure to act means the deadline to file nomination papers will be extended by three days, per state law. Kawski is not allowed to file during that time, but other candidates can.

Here are the candidates who filed nomination papers by the 5 p.m. deadline Tuesday, according to the Wisconsin Elections Commission.

• Supreme Court: Annette K. Ziegler (inc.)
• Court of Appeals District 1: William W. Brash III (inc.)
• Court of Appeals District 2: Brian K. Hagedorn (inc.)
• Court of Appeals District 4: Rock County Circuit Judge Michael R. Fitzpatrick (Incumbent Paul B. Higginbotham not seeking re-election)
• Burnett County Circuit Court: Melissia R. Mogen, David Grindell (office is vacant)
• Columbia County Circuit Court Branch 2:  W. Andrew Voigt (inc.)
• Dane County Circuit Court  Branch 9: Richard G. Niess (inc.)
• Dane County Circuit Court Branch 12: Marilyn Townsend, Jill J. Karofsky (incumbent is Clayton Kawski)
• Dodge County Circuit Court Branch 2: Martin J. De Vries (inc.), Todd A. Snow, Randall E. Doyle
• Door County Circuit Court  Branch 2: David L. Weber, (inc.)
• Fond du Lac County Circuit Court Branch 5: Robert Wirtz (inc.)
• Grant County Circuit Court Branch 1: Robert P. VanDeHey (inc.)
• Green Lake County Circuit Court: Mark Slate (inc.)
• Iron County Circuit Court: Patrick J. Madden (inc.)
• Jefferson County Circuit Court Branch 4: Bennett J. Brantmeier (Incumbent Randy R. Koschnick is not seeking re-election)
• Kenosha County Circuit Court Branch 4: Anthony G. Milisauskas (inc.)
• Kenosha County Circuit Court Branch 7: Jodi L. Meier (inc.), John Anthony Ward
• Manitowoc County Circuit Court Branch 3: Patricia Ann Koppa, Donald J. Chewning, Bob Dewane (incumbent Jerome L. Fox is not seeking re-election)
• Marathon County Circuit Court Branch 4: Gregory J. Strasser (inc.)
• Marathon County Circuit Court Branch 5: Michael K. Moran (inc.)
• Milwaukee County Circuit Court Branch 1: Maxine A. White (inc.)
• Milwaukee County Circuit Court Branch 4: Michael J. Hanrahan (inc.)
• Milwaukee County Circuit Court Branch 9: Paul Van Grunsven (inc.)
• Milwaukee County Circuit Court Branch 10: Michelle Ackerman Havas, Timothy G. Dugan (inc.) (Dugan has been named to a District 1 Court of Appeals seat and will not seek re-election to his circuit court seat)
• Milwaukee County Circuit Court Branch 13: Mary E. Triggiano (inc.)
• Milwaukee County Circuit Court Branch 18: Pedro A. Colon (inc.)
• Milwaukee County Circuit Court Branch 19: Dennis R. Cimpl (inc.)
• Milwaukee County Circuit Court Branch 21: Cynthia Davis (inc.)
• Milwaukee County Circuit Court Branch 33: Carl Ashley, (inc.)
• Milwaukee County Circuit Court Branch 35: Frederick C. Rosa (inc.)
• Milwaukee County Circuit Court Branch 35: Jeffrey Kremers (inc.)
• Milwaukee County Circuit Court Branch 47: Scott Alan Wales, Kashoua Kristy Yang (incumbent John Siefert is not seeking re-election)
• Oconto County Circuit Court Branch 1: Michael T. Judge (inc.)
• Outagamie County Circuit Court Branch 1: Mark J. McGinnis (inc.)
• Polk County Circuit Court Branch 1: Malia Theresa Malone, Daniel J. Tolan, David D. Danielson (seat is vacant)
• Polk County Circuit Court Branch 2: Jeff Anderson (inc.)
• Racine County Circuit Court Branch 3: Emily S. Mueller (inc.)
• Rock County Circuit Court Branch 6: John M. Wood (inc.)
• Sheboygan County Circuit Court Branch 2: Kent Hoffmann (inc.)
• Sheboygan County Circuit Court Branch 3: Angela W. Sutkiewicz (inc)
• Sheboygan County Circuit Court Branch 5: Daniel J. Borowski (inc.)
• Trempeleau County Circuit Court: Rian Radtke, Rick Schaumberg, Charles V. Feltes (inc.)
• Vernon County Circuit Court: Timonthy J. Gaskell, Darcy Rood (incumbent Michael J. Rosborough is not seeking re-election)
• Washington County Circuit Court Branch 1: James G. Pouros (inc.)
• Washington County Circuit Court Branch 3: Todd K. Martens (inc.), Robert T. Olson.
• Waukesha County Circuit Court Branch 3: Ralph M. Ramirez (inc.)
• Waukesha County Circuit Court Branch 4: Lloyd V. Carter (inc.)
• Waukesha County Circuit Court Branch 11: William Domina (inc.)
• Waupaca County Circuit Court Branch 1: Troy L. Nielsen, Eric Daniel Hendrickson, Dennis Krueger (incumbent is Philip M. Kirk)
• Waushara County Circuit Court: Guy Dutcher (inc.)
• Winnebago County Circuit Court Branch 2: Scott C. Woldt (inc.)
• Winnebago County Circuit Court Branch 6: Daniel J. Bissett (inc.)

Gretchen Schuldt writes a blog for Wisconsin Justice Initiative, whose mission is “To improve the quality of justice in Wisconsin by educating the public about legal issues and encouraging civic engagement in and debate about the judicial system and its operation.”