Janet Protasiewicz

Janet Protasiewicz
Protasiewicz in 2023
Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court
Assumed office
August 1, 2023
Preceded byPatience D. Roggensack
Personal details
Born
Janet Claire Protasiewicz

(1962-12-03) December 3, 1962 (age 61)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Spouse(s)
Patrick Madden
(m. 1997; div. 1997)

Greg Sell
(m. 2006; died 2024)
EducationUniversity of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (BA)
Marquette University (JD)
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Janet Claire Protasiewicz (/ˌprtəˈswɪts/; 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.