Rebecca Dallet

Rebecca Dallet
Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court
Assumed office
August 1, 2018
Preceded by Michael Gableman
Judge of the Milwaukee County Circuit Court for Branch 40
In office
August 1, 2008 – July 31, 2018
Personal details
Born Rebecca Frank
1969 (age 48–49)
Education Ohio State University (B.A.)
Case Western Reserve University School of Law (J.D.)
Occupation Judge

Rebecca Frank Dallet (born 1969) is a justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Dallet previously served as a Milwaukee County circuit court judge and as a prosecutor and appointed court official. She was elected on April 3, 2018.[1]

Early life and career

Dallet grew up in Ohio and graduated from Shaker Heights High School. She received a Bachelor's Degree in Economics from Ohio State University, and a law degree from the Case Western Reserve University School of Law. After law school, Dallet served as a Law Clerk for a U.S. Magistrate Judge. Dallet worked as an assistant U.S. attorney, assistant district attorney with the Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office and as an adjunct professor of law at Marquette University Law School.[2] Dallet was elected as a Judge for the Milwaukee County Circuit Court in 2008, then re-elected in 2014. Prior to her election, Dallet served as President of the Milwaukee Trial Judges Association and Secretary of the Association of Women Lawyers. Dallet previously served one year as the first female presiding court commissioner in Milwaukee County history.[3]

Wisconsin Supreme Court (2018–present)

Dallet's election to the Supreme Court was the subject of national media coverage.[4][5] Dallet was endorsed by former Vice President of the United States Joe Biden,[6] former United States Attorney General Eric Holder, as well as U.S. Senators Cory Booker and Tammy Baldwin.[7] Dallet was also supported by Former Governor of Wisconsin Jim Doyle, former U.S. Senator Herb Kohl, Wisconsin Supreme Court Justices Shirley Abrahamson and Ann Walsh Bradley, and over 200 state circuit court judges.[8] Dallet spoke at the Wisconsin Women's March in January 2018.[9] Dallet defeated Sauk County Judge Michael Screnock for the seat by a margin of 56% to 44%.[10] Her term began on August 1, 2018.

Personal life

Dallet, who is Jewish, resides in Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin with her husband and three children.[11]

Notes

  1. ↑ https://twitter.com/AP_Politics/status/981350208809422848
  2. ↑ Beck, Molly (March 25, 2018). "Get to know Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates Rebecca Dallet and Michael Screnock". Wisconsin State Journal. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  3. ↑ Beck, Molly (March 25, 2018). "Rebecca Dallet runs for Supreme Court after handling state's most difficult cases". Wisconsin State Journal. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Ideologically opposed candidates advance in high-stakes Wisconsin judicial race". CBS News. February 21, 2018. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  5. ↑ Benen, Steve (March 14, 2018). "Wednesday's Campaign Round-Up, 3.14.18". MSNBC. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  6. ↑ Marley, Patrick (March 28, 2018). "Joe Biden backs Dallet as Supreme Court candidates bicker over role of special interests". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Editorial: Rebecca Dallet would bring ethics and honor to the high court". Cap Times. March 19, 2018. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Endorsements". Dallet for Justice. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  9. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8A7wH3DXJW8
  10. ↑ "Election results: Wisconsin and Milwaukee-area spring general election". Retrieved 2018-04-04.
  11. ↑ Sandler, Larry (January 16, 2018). "Is this a trend? Suburban women rule Wisconsin Supreme Court races". Milwaukee Magazine. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
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