Marquette University Law School 2013 - 2016
Adjunct Professor of Law
State of Wisconsin 2013 - 2016
Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge
Office of the Milwaukee County District Attorney Jun 1988 - Jul 2014
Assistant District Attorney
League of Women Voters 1984 - 1985
Office Manager
U.s Representative Clement J Zablocki May 1982 - Dec 1983
Constituent Services Associate and District Office Manager
Education:
Marquette University Law School 1985 - 1988
Doctor of Jurisprudence, Doctorates, Law
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee 1981 - 1985
Bachelors, Bachelor of Arts, History
Skills:
Criminal Law Courts Juvenile Law Trial Practice Criminal Defense Litigation
The stakes are high. Whoever wins will determine the ideological bent of the seven-member court just two years after Janet Protasiewicz won a seat on the court and swung it to the liberals. With Protasiewicz on the court, the majority struck down state legislative maps, which had been drawn to favor
Date: Mar 28, 2025
Category: U.S.
Source: Google
Wisconsin Republicans approve bill banning abortions after 14 weeks of pregnancy
That dynamic was in full force last year in Wisconsin, where Janet Protasiewicz won a state Supreme Court seat after repeatedly announcing on the campaign trail that she supports abortion rights. Her victory handed liberal justices a 4-3 majority on the high court.
Date: Jan 25, 2024
Category: U.S.
Source: Google
Wisconsin judge orders former chief justice to turn over records related to impeachment advice
former Supreme Court justices asked by Assembly Speaker Robin Vos to give him advice on pursuing impeachment. Vos has floated impeachment against liberal Justice Janet Protasiewicz based on how she rules on a pending redistricting lawsuit Democrats hope will result in new legislative electoral maps.
Date: Nov 10, 2023
Category: U.S.
Source: Google
Impeachments and forced removals from office emerge as partisan weapons in the states
generated national attention. Republican legislative leaders there have threatened to impeach a liberal Supreme Court justice, Janet Protasiewicz, who won her seat by more than 10 percentage points this year in an election that flipped the Wisconsin court to liberal control for the first time in 15 years.
Date: Oct 08, 2023
Category: U.S.
Source: Google
Democrats eye Wisconsin high court's new liberal majority to win abortion and redistricting rulings
to elect a liberal majority to the court for the first time in 15 years. The Democratic Party spent $8 million to tilt the courts 4-3 conservative majority by one seat with the election of Janet Protasiewicz, who spoke in favor of abortion rights and against the Republican-drawn map in a campaign. H
Date: Jul 23, 2023
Category: U.S.
Source: Google
What Wisconsin and Chicago’s elections tell us about 2024
The Hills Caroline Vakil writes that Milwaukee County Judge Janet Protasiewiczs victory gives Democrats a boost in the battleground state as they prepare for the presidential election and the race for incumbent Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwins seat.
Date: Apr 06, 2023
Category: U.S.
Source: Google
Kelly travels, Protasiewicz grounded with illness in election windup
Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Janet Protasiewicz, by contrast, was nowhere to be found on the campaign trail for the fifth consecutive day because of illness, forcing surrogates to fill in for her. Protasiewicz, a liberal, was last seen campaigning on Wednesday during a virtual forum sponsored by t