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Huma Ahsan earned a law degree from Stetson College of Law. Ahsan's career experience includes working as an attorney.<ref>''Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on January 31, 2026''</ref> | |||
==Elections== | ==Elections== | ||
Latest revision as of 18:19, 2 February 2026
Huma Ahsan is running for election for the Branch 1 judge of the Dane County Circuit Court in Wisconsin. Ahsan is on the ballot in the primary on February 17, 2026.[source]
Ahsan completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Huma Ahsan earned a law degree from Stetson College of Law. Ahsan's career experience includes working as an attorney.[1]
Elections
2026
See also: Municipal elections in Dane County, Wisconsin (2026)
General election
The primary will occur on February 17, 2026. The general election will occur on April 7, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
Nonpartisan primary
The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
Nonpartisan primary election for Dane County Circuit Court Branch 1
Incumbent Ben Jones (Nonpartisan), Huma Ahsan (Nonpartisan), and Nathan Wagner (Nonpartisan) are running in the primary for Dane County Circuit Court Branch 1 on February 17, 2026.
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| Nathan Wagner (Nonpartisan) | ||
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Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Huma Ahsan completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Ahsan's responses.
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As Chief Justice of the Turtle Mountain Court of Appeals, I led the court through an unprecedented crisis after the courthouse was destroyed by fire. I recruited and hired additional judges, reorganized court calendars to prevent delays, and ensured litigants continued to receive timely hearings. I also partnered with the local community college to publish all appellate opinions online, modernizing public access to the court’s work and strengthening transparency and public trust.
Before joining the bench, I served as an attorney with Legal Assistance of North Dakota, advocating for vulnerable and underserved communities. Working closely with unhoused people, veterans, low-income working families, women, and children at their most vulnerable reinforced my commitment to a justice system that is both fair and compassionate.
Today, as the founder and lead attorney of Madison Immigration Law, I continue that commitment by representing immigrants and their families in high-stakes matters involving adjustment of status, asylum, and family reunification. This work demands rigorous advocacy, cultural humility, and an unwavering dedication to due process.
Across every role—as judge, advocate, and community leader—I have worked to ensure that justice is accessible, impartial, and responsive to those it serves.- Our local court systems have never been more important. Our courts must be fair, accessible, and grounded in dignity for everyone.
Protecting due process and constitutional rights, especially for people who feel unheard or intimidated by the legal system, must be a priority. The judiciary must continue to be a safeguard against bias and fear, committed to impartiality, ethical integrity, and equal justice under the law, while building community trust in the courts.
I am running now, at this moment in history, to ensure our courts remain fair and accessible. This moment demands more than neutrality. It demands courage.
We must say loudly and clearly: “Dane County is a community where everyone belongs.” - I’m the most qualified candidate for this position. I’m the only candidate who has built a successful law firm in Madison for over 15 years. I’m the only candidate who has previous judicial experience as the Chief Justice of the Turtle Mountain Court of Appeals with over 50 published opinions on the Turtle Mountain Community College website. I’m the only candidate who has rebuilt a court system that was destroyed by a fire and had to hire judges, reconstruct court proceedings and conduct oral arguments. I’m the only candidate that is a 2025 graduate of the national Emerge Gavel In cohort program, which provides a three month training for women to become effective judges. I’m the only candidate who has worked at the UW Madison Law School.
- As a child of immigrant parents, I know what it's like to be the only immigrant child in a classroom, to be your parents' interpreter as a child, to be the bridge between two languages, two cultures—and to carry the weight of that responsibility. But more than anything, I know what it feels like to be afraid. To feel like “the other.” To live in a country you love but to never quite feel safe in it. As a member of the Court, I will use my background to be a bridge to other communities who today in Dane County are not seen and are not heard. Our courts belong to all of us.
Address housing instability. Courts are often families’ first point of contact in a housing crisis. I will make orders more accessible, integrate social services into bail and eviction cases, work toward representation for all tenants, and support research into disparities affecting communities of color, women, and working families.
Honorable Everett Mitchell, Dane County Circuit Court Judge - Branch 4
Dane Pellebon, Executive Director of Dane County Rape Crisis Center
Dave Mahoney, Former Dane County Sheriff
Gurdip Brar, Former Middleton Mayor
Julia Arata-Fratta, Current Fitchburg Mayor
Gabriella Gerhardt, Joe Maldonado, Donald D. Dantzler Jr., City of Fitchburg Alders
Steve Arnold, Former Fitchburg Mayor
Samba Baldeh, Former Member, WI State Assembly
Nasra Wehelie, Fmr. Alder
Jake Johnson, Former Fitchburg Alder
Jeffrey Glazer and Michele Ritt, Dane County Supervisors
Carolyn Clow, Former McFarland Village President
Joseph Strohl, Former Majority Leader WI State Senate
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See also
2026 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on January 31, 2026
Federal courts:
Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Wisconsin, Western District of Wisconsin • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Wisconsin, Western District of Wisconsin
State courts:
Wisconsin Supreme Court • Wisconsin Court of Appeals • Wisconsin Circuit Courts • Wisconsin Municipal Courts
State resources:
Courts in Wisconsin • Wisconsin judicial elections • Judicial selection in Wisconsin
