Brash appointed as Court of Appeals chief judge.

Byline: Michaela Paukner, mpaukner@wislawjournal.com

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has appointed Judge William Brash III as chief judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals.

Brash to replace Neubauer starting on Aug. 1

Brash will replace Chief Judge Lisa Neubauer starting on Aug. 1.Neubauerwill have served the maximum of six years as chief judge upon completion of her second three-year term. She will remain on the District II Court of Appeals.

Brash was appointed to the District I Court of Appeals in 2015 after serving on the Milwaukee County Circuit Court from 2001 to 2015. He is the former presiding judge of the Milwaukee County Civil/Probate Division, a former municipal judge for the Village of Fox Point and a former reserve municipal judge. Brash worked as an attorney in private practice from 1978 to 2001. He has a bachelor's degree from St. Norbert College and a law degree from Marquette University Law School.

In addition to maintaining a caseload, the Court of Appeals chief judge handles a variety of administrative duties for the four-district, 16-judge Court of Appeals. Districts are headquartered in Milwaukee, Waukesha, Wausau and Madison. The chief judge works with court administrators and staff on budget matters, case-flow management and other administrative matters.

5 circuit court judges re-appointed

The state Supreme Court on Thursday also reappointed five circuit court judges to continue serving as chief judges of their respective judicial administrative districts.

Chief judges are appointed by the state Supreme Court and can serve up to three two-year terms. The chief judges meet throughout the year as a committee to address administrative issues impacting the state.

With the exception of the First Judicial Administrative District, where the chief judge is a full-time administrator, chief judges and their deputies maintain court calendars in addition to handling administrative matters.

The followingreappointments will take effect on Aug. 1:

Chief Judge Mary Triggiano, First Judicial District

Chief Judge Mary Triggiano of the Milwaukee County Circuit Court will continue leading the First Judicial District. Triggiano was first appointed to the bench in 2004. She was then elected in 2005 and re-elected in 2011 and 2017.

Before her initial appointment as chief judge in 2020, Triggiano had served as a deputy chief judge of the First Judicial Administrative District. She is the former presiding judge of the county's Children's Court and...