All four incumbent circuit judges running for re-election in the spring survived the Tuesday primary, but three finished second on the ballots.
While there are no statewide judicial races to attract voters this spring, Wisconsin will have six circuit court primaries Tuesday.
In Milwaukee County’s two contested circuit court races, two candidates are narrowly ahead in the eyes of Milwaukee Bar members.
The Milwaukee Bar Association will host a judicial forum Feb. 1 featuring candidates in two contested races for Milwaukee County Circuit Court.
Of the 12 contested circuit court elections this year in Wisconsin, eight will feature challenges to incumbent judges.
Despite historically long odds, two candidates are challenging an incumbent judge in Milwaukee County instead of running for two open circuit court seats.
The Wisconsin Judicial Selection Advisory Committee picked four finalists for the vacant Branch 17 seat in Milwaukee County Circuit Court. Last month, Judge Francis Wasielewski retired after 28 years on the bench. The finalists include Glendale Municipal Court Judge Christopher Lipscomb; Nelson Phillips, associate at Godfrey & Kahn SC, Milwaukee; Gilbert Urfer, associate at Nistler [...]
