Judiciary Committee, Wisconsin State Assembly
The Judiciary Committee is a standing committee of the Wisconsin State Assembly.
Per the Assembly Rules, Wisconsin State Assembly committees are assigned by the Speaker of the Assembly as early as possible at the start of each odd-year legislative session. Unless specified by a rule, the Speaker sets the total number of members on each committee and the allocation of the number between majority and minority party members. The Speaker appoints majority party committee members with the first-named member serving as the committee's chair. The Speaker also appoints minority party committee members from a list of members compiled by the Minority Leader.[1] The first-nominated minority member of each standing committee serves as the ranking member unless the Speaker and Minority leader agree that he or she serves as the vice chair.[2]
Apart from committees upon which he or she serves as a regular member, the Speaker is recognized as a nonvoting member on all standing committees but does not count towards quorum requirements. A quorum is defined as at least fifty percent of the committee members.[2]
See rules: Assembly Rules
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
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Judiciary Committee, 2025-2026 |
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (4) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
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Judiciary Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (5) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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Judiciary Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (6) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
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Judiciary Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (5) | Third-party members(0) |
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Jim Ott (R, Chair) left this committee on January 04, 2021.
2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
| Judiciary Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (6) | |||
| • Dana Wachs | • Jim Ott, Chair | |||
| • Gary Hebl | • Cody Horlacher, Vice chair | |||
| • Chris Taylor | • Jeremy Thiesfeldt | |||
| • André Jacque | ||||
| • Ron Tusler | ||||
| • Samantha Kerkman | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Judiciary Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (6) | |||
| • Gary Hebl | • Jim Ott, Chair | |||
| • Dana Wachs | • Cody Horlacher, Vice-Chair | |||
| • Evan Goyke | • Jeremy Thiesfeldt | |||
| • Dave Heaton | ||||
| • Samantha Kerkman | ||||
| • Thomas Larson | ||||
2013-2014
| Judiciary Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (6) | |||
| • Gary Hebl | • Jim Ott, Chair | |||
| • Dana Wachs | • André Jacque, Vice chair | |||
| • Evan Goyke | • Tyler August | |||
| • David Craig | ||||
| • Samantha Kerkman | ||||
| • Thomas Larson | ||||
2011-2012
| Judiciary and Ethics Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (5) | |||
| • David Cullen | • Jim Ott, Chair | |||
| • Tony Staskunas | • Tom Larson, Vice chair | |||
| • Gary Hebl | • Steven Kestell | |||
| • Samantha Kerkman | ||||
| • André Jacque | ||||
2009-2010
| Judiciary and Ethics Members, 2009 | ||||
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| Democratic members (6) | Republican members (5) | |||
| • Gary Hebl, Chair | • Samantha Kerkman | |||
| • Frederick Kessler | • Mark Gundrum | |||
| • Pedro Colon | • Bill Kramer | |||
| • David Cullen | • Rich Zipperer | |||
| • Jon Richards | • Don Pridemore | |||
| • Robert Turner | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ The Speaker may appoint any member of the minority party as a committee chair regardless of whether the Minority Leader nominated him or her.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Wisconsin State Legislature, "Assembly Rules," accessed Feb. 21, 2021
