Wisconsin intermediate appellate court elections, 2020

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The terms of three Wisconsin Court of Appeals justices expired on July 31, 2020. The three seats were up for nonpartisan election on April 7, 2020. A primary was scheduled for February 18, 2020. A full term on the court is six years.

The Wisconsin Election Commission voted unanimously to send absentee/mail-in ballot applications automatically to most registered voters in the November 3, 2020, general election.

Election procedure changes in 2020

See also: Changes to election dates, procedures, and administration in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020

Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.

Wisconsin modified its absentee/mail-in voting procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election as follows:

• Absentee/mail-in voting: Absentee and mail-in ballot applications were sent to most registered voters in the general election.

For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.

Candidates and election results

District 1

General election

General election for Wisconsin Court of Appeals District I

Incumbent Martin Joseph Donald won election in the general election for Wisconsin Court of Appeals District I on April 7, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Martin Joseph Donald (Nonpartisan)	98.9	128,621
		Other/Write-in votes	1.1	1,377

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 129,998
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District 2

General election

General election for Wisconsin Court of Appeals District II

Incumbent Lisa Neubauer defeated Paul Bugenhagen Jr. in the general election for Wisconsin Court of Appeals District II on April 7, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lisa Neubauer (Nonpartisan)	54.0	231,788
		Paul Bugenhagen Jr. (Nonpartisan)	45.9	196,958
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	540

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 429,286
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District 4

General election

General election for Wisconsin Court of Appeals District IV

Incumbent Rachel Graham won election in the general election for Wisconsin Court of Appeals District IV on April 7, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Rachel Graham (Nonpartisan)	99.4	341,286
		Other/Write-in votes	0.6	1,996

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 343,282
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Past elections

2019

Candidates and results

District II

See also: Wisconsin intermediate appellate court elections, 2019

General election

General election for Wisconsin Court of Appeals District II

Incumbent Mark Gundrum won election in the general election for Wisconsin Court of Appeals District II on April 2, 2019.

		Candidate
✔		Mark Gundrum (Nonpartisan)

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District III

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General election

General election for Wisconsin Court of Appeals District III

Incumbent Lisa Kay Stark won election in the general election for Wisconsin Court of Appeals District III on April 2, 2019.

		Candidate
✔		Lisa Kay Stark (Nonpartisan)

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District IV

See also: Wisconsin intermediate appellate court elections, 2019

General election

General election for Wisconsin Court of Appeals District IV

Jennifer Nashold won election in the general election for Wisconsin Court of Appeals District IV on April 2, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jennifer Nashold (Nonpartisan)	99.0	104,496
		Other/Write-in votes	1.0	1,051

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 105,547
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Judges not on the ballot

• Paul Lundsten (District IV)

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2018 Candidates and results See also: Wisconsin intermediate appellate court elections, 2018 District I General election General election for Wisconsin Court of Appeals District I Incumbent Timothy G. Dugan won election in the general election for Wisconsin Court of Appeals District I on April 3, 2018. Candidate % Votes ✔ Timothy G. Dugan (Nonpartisan)   98.4   70,346   Other/Write-in votes   1.6   1,141 Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source Total votes: 71,487 = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. District IV General election General election for Wisconsin Court of Appeals District IV Incumbent JoAnne Kloppenburg won election in the general election for Wisconsin Court of Appeals District IV on April 3, 2018. Candidate % Votes ✔ JoAnne Kloppenburg (Nonpartisan)   98.7   239,019   Other/Write-in votes   1.3   3,185 Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source Total votes: 242,204 = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. 2017 District I ■ William Brash (Incumbent/Unopposed) a District II ■ Brian Hagedorn (Incumbent/Unopposed) a District IV Judge Paul Higginbotham declined to run for re-election.[1] ■ Michael R. Fitzpatrick (Unopposed) a 2016 Wisconsin Court of Appeals, First District, Joan Kessler's Seat, 2016 Candidate Vote % Votes Joan Kessler Incumbent (unopposed) 98.77% 175,733 Write-in votes 1.23% 2,189 Total Votes (100% Reporting) 177,922 Source: Wisconsin Government Accountability Board Official Results Wisconsin Court of Appeals, Second District, Paul Reilly's Seat, 2016 Candidate Vote % Votes Paul Reilly Incumbent (unopposed) 99.49% 388,214 Write-in votes 0.51% 2,008 Total Votes (100% Reporting) 390,222 Source: Wisconsin Government Accountability Board Official Results Wisconsin Court of Appeals, Third District, Thomas Hruz's Seat, 2016 Candidate Vote % Votes Thomas M. Hruz Incumbent (unopposed) 99.62% 364,032 Write-in votes 0.38% 1,393 Total Votes (100% Reporting) 365,425 Source: Wisconsin Government Accountability Board Official Results Wisconsin Court of Appeals, Fourth District, Brian Blanchard's Seat, 2016 Candidate Vote % Votes Brian Blanchard Incumbent (unopposed) 99.43% 407,280 Write-in votes 0.57% 2,351 Total Votes (100% Reporting) 409,631 Source: Wisconsin Government Accountability Board Official Results

Selection

See also: Judicial selection in Wisconsin

Court of Appeals judges are elected to six-year terms in nonpartisan elections. If more than two judges are running, they compete in a nonpartisan primary. In case of a vacancy, the governor selects an interim judge. Interim judges must stand for re-election in the next spring election in which no other judge from that district is up for election.^[2]

The governor of Wisconsin screens judicial applicants using an advisory council on judicial selection. The council recommends three to five candidates to him, although he is not bound by their recommendations.^[2]

The Wisconsin Supreme Court appoints the chief judge of the court of appeals. The chief judge handles administrative matters for the entire court of appeals while continuing to participate fully in deciding cases. The chief judge's term lasts three years.^[3][4]

Each of the four districts of the court of appeals is managed by a presiding judge, appointed by the chief judge of the court of appeals. The presiding judges take on these additional duties for two-year terms.^[3][4]

Qualifications

To be a judge on the Wisconsin Court of Appeals, one must be a qualified elector of Wisconsin and must have been licensed to practice law in the state for at least five years prior to election or appointment. The Wisconsin Constitution authorizes the legislature to impose a mandatory retirement age, but it has never done so.^[2]

See also

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