Janet Protasiewicz | |
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Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court | |
Assumed office August 1, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Patience D. Roggensack |
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Born | Janet Claire Protasiewicz December 3, 1962 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
Spouse(s) |
Patrick Madden
(m. 1997; div. 1997)Greg Sell
(m. 2006; died 2024) |
Education | University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (BA) Marquette University (JD) |
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Janet Claire Protasiewicz (/ˌproʊtəˈseɪwɪts/; proh-tə-SAY-wits; born December 3, 1962) is an American attorney and jurist from Wisconsin who has served as a justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court since August 2023. Protasiewicz was elected to the court in the 2023 election, after previously serving as a Milwaukee County circuit court judge in from 2014 to 2023 and as an assistant district attorney in Milwaukee for 26 years.