April 2, 2025 – This month, State Bar of Wisconsin members elect a president-elect, a treasurer, a Judicial Council representative, district governors, and division and section officers and board members.
All State Bar elections (including for State Bar divisions and sections) will be held via electronic ballot in 2025, starting April 10, 2025. The election closes at noon Central time on April 25, 2025.
The winning candidates assume their offices July 1. For general information on State Bar elections, see
the elections page on WisBar.org.
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Officer Candidates
President-elect
Treasurer
Judicial Council
Vote in April: Look for Your Email Ballot
All State Bar elections (including for State Bar divisions and sections) will be held via electronic ballot in 2025, starting April 10, 2025. The election closes at noon Central time on April 25, 2025.
Please note: If you have placed any holds on emails from the State Bar, you may not receive an electronic ballot. Contact Customer Service at (800) 444-9404 to verify that your account is set up to receive your email ballot.
State Bar members with no email address on file will receive paper ballots. Paper ballots will be mailed on April 9, 2025.
Candidates for the Board of Governors
The following names were submitted by nomination petition for election to the Board of Governors. The Board of Governors is the State Bar's policymaking body. Governors serve two-year terms.
Districts 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 13, and 15 will elect governors in 2025. District 2 (Milwaukee) elects seven; District 9 (Dane) elects three; and all other districts elect one.
All
State Bar elections (including for State Bar divisions and sections) will be held via an electronic ballot in 2025. Ballots are emailed starting April 10, 2025. The election closes at noon Central time on April 25, 2025.
Persons elected will take office July 1, 2025.
District 1 (one vacancy)
District 2 (seven vacancies)
Christopher P. August, Assistant State Public Defender, Appellate Unit, Milwaukee, U.W. 2013.
Christina E. Balistreri, Webb Law Services, LLC, Milwaukee, U.W. 2012.
Karen Bauer, Milwaukee, U.W. 2009.
Daniel J. Blinka, Godfrey & Kahn SC, Milwaukee, U.W. 2009
Scott F. Brown, Corporation Counsel, Milwaukee County, Rutgers 2005.
Monica Cail, Legal Action of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Marquette 2015.
Jade K. Hall, Office of the State Public Defender, Milwaukee, Marquette 2019.
Russell J. Karnes, Mallery, S.C., Milwaukee, Marquette 2010.
Anna Muñoz, Senior Director of Legal Operations, Licensing, and Risk at Brookdale Senior Living Inc., Milwaukee, Marquette 2005.
District 3 (one vacancy)
District 5 (one vacancy)
District 6 (one vacancy)
District 7 (one vacancy)
District 9 (three vacancies)
Richard Niess, Madison, Duke 1978.
Kathleen Pakes, Assigned Counsel Division Director and a Forensic Practice coordinator, Wisconsin State Public Defender, Madison, Brandeis 1995.
Jessica J. Shrestha, Fredrikson & Byron PA, Madison, U.W. 2009.
Annabelle K. Vang, Kowalski Wilson & Vang LLC, Madison, Marquette 2014.
District 11 (one vacancy)
District 13 (one vacancy)
District 15 (one vacancy)
Ali Mahmood, Wisconsin State Public Defender, Racine, Marquette 2022.
Elizabeth Stinebaugh, Legal Action of Wisconsin Inc., Racine, University of the District of Columbia 2013.
State Bar Division Elections
Members of three State Bar divisions will elect officers and representatives for their division this spring. For more information on division elections and the candidates, see
divisions elections information in the divisions page on WisBar.org.
State Bar Section Elections
Members of the seven State Bar sections with contested elections will elect officers and directors for the upcoming term. For more information on section candidates, see the
section elections page on WisBar.org.
Find out about other State Bar
leadership opportunities through divisions, sections, and committees.
