- The Wisconsin Supreme Court, composed of seven justices, is the state's highest court. 
- It has appellate jurisdiction over all Wisconsin courts and selects which cases it will review. It can also hear new cases that have not been previously heard by a Wisconsin court.
- Decisions are made collectively by majority vote, and one justice is chosen to write the majority opinion.
- Justices are elected in statewide, nonpartisan elections for 10-year terms. Vacancies can be filled by the governor's appointment, with staggered elections ensuring that only one judge is elected each year.
- Justices are paid an annual salary of $184,819.

One of seven justices who serves on the highest court of Wisconsin.

Wisconsin

2025 Wisconsin Primary Election

Public Health

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Legal Experience

Judicial Administration

Judicial Philosophy

Ethics & Conduct

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State Supreme Court Justice

- The state superintendent of public instruction oversees Wisconsin's public elementary and secondary education. The superintendent's office is responsible for distributing state and federal funds to schools, licensing teachers and librarians, and administering other educational services.
- They are also responsible for fostering cooperation and resource sharing among the state's schools and libraries. 
- The superintendent is elected every four years in a nonpartisan election. 
- The superintendent manages over 600 employees and a budget worth more than $15 billion. 
- They are paid an annual salary of $132,351.

Chief executive of the state’s public education and libraries

Student Wellbeing

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School Facilities & Resources

Education

State Superintendent of Public Instruction

- School board members in Wisconsin must work together and compromise with each other to direct and manage local schools. They are responsible for maintaining school properties, creating programs that promote education, and approving teacher hires and dismissals.
- Pay for Wisconsin school board members vary based on location. School boards can vote to determine their own pay. 

A member of the board that govern's your local school system

Waunakee Community

School Board Member

- The village president presides over village board meetings and votes as a village trustee would. They are responsible for ensuring local ordinances are being followed, representing the village at events, and oversee village emergencies. 
- The village president is a non-partisan position elected by voters of the village at-large. 

Mcfarland

Public Safety

Housing & Urban Development

Public Services

Transportation & Infrastructure

Economy

Energy & the Environment

Village President

- Village trustees must work and compromise with each other to manage village affairs. Collectively, the Village Board mange the village's finances, infrastructure,   taxation, and more. 
- Village trustees are tasked with ensuring the health, safety, and welfare of village residents. 
- Village trustees are elected in non-partisan elections. 

Caledonia

Taxes

Quality of Roads

Village Trustee

Shorewood Hills

- The function of the Court of Appeals is to correct decisions made by lower courts. Appellate decisions are final unless overruled by the Supreme Court. 
- Wisconsin's Court of Appeals has 16 judges, elected from four districts. Judges are elected for six-year terms in non-partisan April elections.
- Decisions are generally made in three-judge panels with a written decision issued in every case. 
- Appellate Judges earn $174,357 annually. 

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