2025 Wisconsin Supreme Court election
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The 2025 Wisconsin Supreme Court election will be held on Tuesday, April 1, 2025, to elect a justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court for a ten-year term. The incumbent justice, Ann Walsh Bradley, is retiring after 30 years on the court. Although the Wisconsin Supreme Court justices are considered nonpartisan, Bradley has identified as a liberal and has voted with the liberal 4–3 majority on the court, meaning the outcome of this election will decide the ideological majority of the court for at least the next year.[1]
If more than two candidates file to run for this seat, a nonpartisan primary election will be held February 18, 2025, with the top two vote-getters advancing to the April 1 general election. The filing deadline to appear on the ballot in the 2025 election is January 1, 2025.
Primary election[edit]
Candidates[edit]
Declared[edit]
- Brad Schimel, Waukesha County Circuit Court judge (2019–present) and former Republican Wisconsin Attorney General (2015–2019)[2]
Publicly expressed interest[edit]
- Pedro Colón,[a] Wisconsin Court of Appeals judge (2023–present) and former Democratic state assemblyman (1999–2011)[3]
- Susan Crawford,[a] Dane County Circuit Court judge (2018–present)[4]
- Maria Lazar,[b] Wisconsin Court of Appeals judge (2022–present)[5]
Potential[edit]
- Shelley Grogan,[c] Wisconsin Court of Appeals judge (2021–present)[6]
Withdrawn[edit]
- Ann Walsh Bradley, incumbent Supreme Court justice (1995–present)[1]
Declined[edit]
- Dan Kelly,[d] former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice (2016–2020)[8]
- Chris Taylor,[a] Wisconsin Court of Appeals judge (2023–present) and former Democratic state assemblywoman (2011–2019)[9]
Endorsements[edit]
- Labor unions
- Milwaukee Police Association[10]
Notes[edit]
- ^ a b c Described by media outlets as liberal[3]
- ^ Described by media outlets as conservative[5]
- ^ Described by media outlets as conservative[6]
- ^ Described by media outlets as conservative[7]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Justice Ann Walsh Bradley won't seek reelection in '25, when liberal majority will be on the line". WisPolitics.com. April 11, 2024. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
- ^ "Schimel launches '25 bid for state Supreme Court". Wispolitics.com. November 30, 2023. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
- ^ a b "THU PM Update: Three liberals looking at run for Supreme Court following Bradley retirement". Wispolitics.com. April 11, 2024. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
- ^ Beck, Molly; Opoien, Jessie (April 11, 2024). "Justice Ann Walsh Bradley will not run for re-election; potential candidates express interest". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
- ^ a b Bahl, Andrew (April 11, 2024). "Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Ann Walsh Bradley won't run again". The Capital Times. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
- ^ a b "2025 state Supreme Court race already taking shape". Wisconsin Law Journal. November 15, 2023. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
- ^ Epstein, Reid (March 15, 2023). "In Wisconsin, Liberals Barrage Conservative Court Candidate With Attack Ads". The New York Times. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
- ^ Nir, David (April 12, 2024). "Daily Kos Elections Live Digest: 4/12". Daily Kos. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
Former Supreme Court Justice Dan Kelly...informs WisPolitics he has 'absolutely no intention of running whatsoever.'
- ^ Jones, Kyle (April 18, 2024). "Judge Chris Taylor opts not to run to replace outgoing Justice Walsh Bradley". WISC-TV. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
- ^ "Schimel campaign: Judge Brad Schimel earns endorsement of the Milwaukee Police Association". WisPolitics. Retrieved April 17, 2024.