Wisconsin Supreme Court Election Forum

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Candidates for Wisconsin Supreme Court include, clockwise from top left, Milwaukee County Judge Janet Protasiewicz, former Justice Dan Kelly, Waukesha County Judge Jennifer Dorow and Dane County Judge Everett Mitchell.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court will be ruling on consequential topics in the near future, from abortion rights to election law to the state's gerrymandered district boundaries. The spring primary, coming up Feb. 21, features two candidates supported by liberals (Everett Mitchell and Janet Protasiewicz) and two supported by conservatives (Jennifer Dorow and Dan Kelly). It's a nonpartisan primary, so the top two vote-getters advance to the April 4 election — which makes this primary doubly important. You can hear from these four candidates at a WisPolitics.com forum, which will feature questions from moderators J.R. Ross and Emilee Fannon as well as the audience.

media release: The four declared candidates for the 2023 spring Wisconsin Supreme Court election have agreed to appear at a WisPolitics.com forum on Monday Jan. 9 at the Monona Terrace Convention Center in Madison.

The lunchtime event will be one of the first major forums in the race to decide the ideological balance of the high court. The primary is Feb. 21. The top two finishers advance to the April 4 general election.

The candidates are: Waukesha County Judge Jennifer Dorow; former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Dan Kelly; Dane County Judge Everett Mitchell; and Milwaukee County Judge Janet Protasiewicz. 

The forum will be moderated by WisPolitics Editor JR Ross and CBS58 Capitol reporter Emilee Fannon.

The format is:

–90-second opening statements from each candidate, in alphabetical order;

–Questions from Fannon and Ross to all candidates or individual candidates;

–Questions from the audience to all candidates or individual candidates through the moderators.

The forum will take place in Monona Terrace’s Lecture Hall, located at the far west side of the convention center. The doors open at 11:30 a.m., and the program runs from noon to 1:15 p.m.

Parking is available on site for a fee. The event is free and open to the public. RSVP here.