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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

SB 144

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

Court — Appellate Elections Judge

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan 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.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Wimberger (R)

8 cosponsors

B. Jacobson (R) , Behnke (R) , Brill (R) , Callahan (R) , Green (R) , Knodl (R) , O'Connor (R) , Tusler (R)

Registered lobbying interests · 1

Organizations that registered lobbying activity on this bill with the Wisconsin Ethics Commission. Registration means interest, not a position for or against. Official record

Full history

  1. Mar 21, 2025 · Senate

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

  2. Mar 21, 2025 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

  3. Apr 30, 2025 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Mar 23, 2026 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1