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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

SB 627

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Relating to: setting a maximum age for serving as a supreme court justice or judge of a court of record.

Judge Supreme court

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

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Article VII, section 24 (2), of the Wisconsin Constitution authorizes the legislature to set an age, of not less than 70 years, beyond which a supreme court justice or judge of any court of record may not serve, unless the person is appointed on a temporary basis as a reserve judge.

Under this bill, no person may be elected or appointed, other than as a temporary reserve judge, to serve as a supreme court justice or judge of a court of record if the date of election or appointment occurs on or after the date the person attains the age of 75 years.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Tomczyk (R)

9 cosponsors

B. Jacobson (R) , Dittrich (R) , Gustafson (R) , Knodl (R) , Krug (R) , Maxey (R) , Murphy (R) , O'Connor (R) , Penterman (R)

Full history

  1. Nov 14, 2025 · Senate

    Introduced by Senator Tomczyk; cosponsored by Representatives B. Jacobson, Dittrich, Krug, Maxey, Murphy, O'Connor, Penterman, Gustafson and Knodl

  2. Nov 14, 2025 · Senate

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

  3. Mar 23, 2026 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1