2016 Wisconsin Supreme Court election
The 2016 Wisconsin Supreme Court election was held on April 5, 2016, to elect a justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court for a ten-year term. Incumbent justice Rebecca Bradley defeated Wisconsin Court of Appeals judge JoAnne Kloppenburg.
As more than two candidates filed to run, a nonpartisan primary was held on February 17, 2016. In the primary, Milwaukee County circuit judge Joe Donald was eliminated.
Appointment
Appointee
Considered but not appointed
- Claude Covelli, attorney
- Jim Troupis, Judge of the Dane County Circuit
Primary election
Candidates
Advanced
- Rebecca Bradley, incumbent Supreme Court justice
- JoAnne Kloppenburg, Judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals
Eliminated in primary
- M. Joseph Donald, Judge of the Milwaukee County Circuit Court
Withdrawn
- Claude Covelli, attorney