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While the overall governance and structure of the State Bar are established by Supreme Court Rule, members control the association's day-to-day operations, finances and strategic planning. The president is the chief elected officer of the association. The president, president-elect, immediate past president, secretary and treasurer are ex-officio members of the Board of Governors (BOG), which directs the State Bar's affairs. The treasurer also assists the Executive Committee in preparing the annual budget.

President - Atty. Stephen Walter Sawyer

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  • Atty. Stephen Walter Sawyer
  • Sawyer Law LLC
  • PO Box 940
  • Stevens Point, WI 54481-0940
  • Phone: (715) 340-7429
  • Fax:
  • Term: 7/1/2026-6/30/2027

President-Elect - Atty. Lisa M. Lawless

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  • Atty. Lisa M. Lawless
  • Husch Blackwell LLP
  • 511 N Broadway Ste 1100
  • Milwaukee, WI 53202-5502
  • Phone: (414) 978-5438
  • Fax: (414) 223-5000
  • Term: 7/1/2026-6/30/2027

Secretary - Atty. Basil J. Buchko

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  • Atty. Basil J. Buchko
  • Oneida Law Office
  • N7210 Seminary Rd
  • PO Box 109
  • Oneida, WI 54155-0109
  • Phone: (920) 869-4327
  • Fax: (920) 869-4065
  • Term: 7/1/2026-6/30/2028

Treasurer - Atty. Steven J. Krueger

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  • Atty. Steven J. Krueger
  • Conway Olejniczak & Jerry Law Firm SC
  • 231 S Adams St
  • PO Box 23200
  • Green Bay, WI 54305-3200
  • Phone: (920) 437-0476
  • Fax:
  • Term: 7/1/2025-6/30/2027

Chairperson of the Board - Atty. Elizabeth A. Fernandez

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  • Atty. Elizabeth A. Fernandez
  • Wisconsin Education Association Council -Legal Department
  • 33 Nob Hill Rd
  • PO Box 8003
  • Madison, WI 53708-8003
  • Phone: (608) 276-7711
  • Fax: (608) 298-2326
  • Term: 7/1/2026-6/30/2027

Past President - Atty. Dan Denker Gartzke

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  • Atty. Dan Denker Gartzke
  • Boardman & Clark LLP
  • 1 S Pinckney St Ste 410
  • PO Box 927
  • Madison, WI 53701-0927
  • Phone: (608) 283-1755
  • Fax: (608) 283-1709
  • Term: 7/1/2026-6/30/2027

Member - Atty. Haley Jo Johnson

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  • Atty. Haley Jo Johnson
  • Walworth County Corporation Counsel
  • 1800 County Rd NN # 1020
  • PO Box 1001
  • Elkhorn, WI 53121-1001
  • Phone: (262) 741-7221
  • Fax: (262) 741-7224
  • Term: 7/1/2023-6/30/2027

Member - Atty. Christopher P. August

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  • Atty. Christopher P. August
  • State Public Defenders Office Appellate Division
  • 735 N Water St Ste 912
  • Milwaukee, WI 53202-4105
  • Phone: (414) 227-4805
  • Fax: (414) 227-4508
  • Term: 7/1/2025-6/30/2027

Member - Atty. Karen Marie Bauer

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  • Atty. Karen Marie Bauer
  • Amundsen Davis LLC
  • 111 E Kilbourn Ste 1400
  • Milwaukee, WI 53202-6677
  • Phone: (414) 225-7573
  • Fax:
  • Term: 7/1/2023-6/30/2027

Member - Atty. Daniel J. Blinka

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  • Atty. Daniel J. Blinka
  • Godfrey & Kahn SC
  • 833 E Michigan St
  • Ste 1800
  • Milwaukee, WI 53202-5621
  • Phone: (414) 287-9489
  • Fax: (414) 273-5198
  • Term: 7/1/2023-6/30/2027

Member - Atty. Erin Ella Block

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  • Atty. Erin Ella Block
  • Godfrey & Kahn SC
  • 833 E Michigan St
  • Ste 1800
  • Milwaukee, WI 53202-5621
  • Phone: (414) 273-3500
  • Fax: (414) 273-5198
  • Term: 7/1/2026-6/30/2028

Member - Mr. Scott F. Brown

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  • Mr. Scott F. Brown
  • Milwaukee County Corporation Counsel
  • 901 N 9th St Rm 303
  • Milwaukee, WI 53233-1425
  • Phone: (414) 278-4300
  • Fax: (414) 223-1249
  • Term: 7/1/2025-6/30/2027

Member - Atty. Monica L. Cail

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  • Atty. Monica L. Cail
  • Disability Rights Wisconsin
  • 1205 S 70th St
  • Ste 500
  • Milwaukee, WI 53214-3177
  • Phone: (414) 292-2733
  • Fax:
  • Term: 7/1/2023-6/30/2027

Member - Atty. Jade Hall

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  • Atty. Jade Hall
  • American Civil Liberties Union Of Wisconsin
  • 207 E Buffalo St Unit 325
  • Milwaukee, WI 53202-5774
  • Phone:
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  • Term: 7/1/2025-6/30/2027

Member - Atty. Anna Frances Coyer Munoz

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  • Atty. Anna Frances Coyer Munoz
  • Brookdale Senior Living Inc
  • 6737 W Washington St
  • Milwaukee, WI 53214-5647
  • Phone: (414) 918-5443
  • Fax:
  • Term: 7/1/2025-6/30/2027

Member - Atty. Benjamin E. Reyes

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  • Atty. Benjamin E. Reyes
  • Reyes Trial Law LLC
  • 342 N Water St Ste 600
  • Milwaukee, WI 53202-5715
  • Phone: (414) 323-8516
  • Fax:
  • Term: 7/1/2026-6/30/2028

Member - Atty. Mary L. Schanning

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  • Atty. Mary L. Schanning
  • Milwaukee City Attorney's Office
  • 841 N Broadway 7th FL
  • Milwaukee, WI 53202-3649
  • Phone:
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  • Term: 7/1/2026-6/30/2028

Member - Atty. Colleen A. Taylor

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  • Atty. Colleen A. Taylor
  • State Public Defenders Office Trial Division
  • 819 N 6th St Rm 908
  • Milwaukee, WI 53203-1606
  • Phone: (414) 227-4999
  • Fax: (414) 227-1801
  • Term: 7/1/2024-6/30/2028

Member - Atty. Angela Marie Rust

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  • Atty. Angela Marie Rust
  • Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
  • 1175 Lombardi Ave
  • Ste 150
  • Green Bay, WI 54304-1288
  • Phone: (920) 686-2800
  • Fax: (920) 686-2810
  • Term: 7/1/2025-6/30/2027

Member - Atty. Suzanne Caulfield

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  • Atty. Suzanne Caulfield
  • Sheboygan County District Attorneys Office
  • 615 N 6th St
  • Sheboygan, WI 53081-4612
  • Phone: (920) 459-0303
  • Fax: (920) 459-4383
  • Term: 7/1/2026-6/30/2028

Member - Ms. Shari Le Page Locante

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Member - Atty. Shannon A. Allen

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  • Atty. Shannon A. Allen
  • DeWitt LLP - Metro Milwaukee Office
  • 13845 Bishops Dr Ste 300
  • Brookfield, WI 53005-6617
  • Phone: (262) 754-2870
  • Fax: (262) 754-2845
  • Term: 7/1/2026-6/30/2028

Member - Atty. Jesse Blocher

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  • Atty. Jesse Blocher
  • Habush Habush & Rottier SC
  • N14W23755 Stone Ridge Dr Ste 100
  • Waukesha, WI 53188-1147
  • Phone: (262) 523-4700
  • Fax: (262) 523-4545
  • Term: 7/1/2024-6/30/2028

Member - Atty. Sarah B. Bondar

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  • Atty. Sarah B. Bondar
  • Schott Bublitz & Engel SC
  • 640 W Moreland Blvd
  • Waukesha, WI 53188-2433
  • Phone: (262) 827-1700
  • Fax: (262) 827-1701
  • Term: 9/19/2025-6/30/2027

Member - Atty. Steven Thompson

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  • Atty. Steven Thompson
  • Anderson O'Brien LLP
  • 1257 Main St
  • PO Box 228
  • Stevens Point, WI 54481-0228
  • Phone: (715) 344-0890
  • Fax: (715) 344-1012
  • Term: 7/1/2025-6/30/2027

Member - Atty. Anjali Patel

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  • Atty. Anjali Patel
  • St Croix County Corporation Counsel
  • 1101 Carmichael Rd
  • Hudson, WI 54016-7708
  • Phone: (715) 381-4315
  • Fax: (715) 381-4334
  • Term: 7/1/2026-6/30/2028

Member - Atty. Gail C. Groy

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  • Atty. Gail C. Groy
  • Groy Law Firm SC
  • 2916 Marketplace Dr Ste 108
  • Madison, WI 53719-5327
  • Phone: (262) 344-1548
  • Fax:
  • Term: 7/1/2026-6/30/2028

Member - Atty. Alison E. Helland

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  • Atty. Alison E. Helland
  • Madison Community Foundation
  • 111 N Fairchild St Ste 260
  • Madison, WI 53703-2830
  • Phone: (608) 446-5937
  • Fax: (608) 232-1772
  • Term: 7/1/2026-6/30/2028

Member - Atty. Erica K. Lopez

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  • Atty. Erica K. Lopez
  • Dane County Corporation Counsel
  • 210 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd # 419
  • Madison, WI 53703-3345
  • Phone: (608) 266-4355
  • Fax: (608) 267-1556
  • Term: 7/1/2026-6/30/2028

Member - Atty. Richard G. Niess

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  • Atty. Richard G. Niess
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  • Phone:
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  • Term: 7/1/2025-6/30/2027

Member - Atty. Kathleen Anne Pakes

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  • Atty. Kathleen Anne Pakes
  • State Public Defenders Office Administration Division
  • 17 S Fairchild St 5th FL
  • PO Box 7923
  • Madison, WI 53707-7923
  • Phone: (608) 261-8856
  • Fax:
  • Term: 7/1/2025-6/30/2027

Member - Atty. Ryan F. Poe-Gavlinski

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  • Atty. Ryan F. Poe-Gavlinski
  • University of Wisconsin Law School
  • 975 Bascom Mall
  • Rm 4312C
  • Madison, WI 53706-1399
  • Phone: (608) 890-1596
  • Fax: (608) 262-5485
  • Term: 7/1/2024-6/30/2028

Member - Atty. Eliza Marie Reyes

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  • Atty. Eliza Marie Reyes
  • Richman & Richman LLC
  • 122 W Washington Ave Ste 850
  • Madison, WI 53703-2732
  • Phone: (608) 630-8990
  • Fax: (608) 630-8991
  • Term: 7/1/2026-6/30/2028

Member - Atty. Annabelle Vang

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  • Atty. Annabelle Vang
  • Kowalski Wilson & Vang LLC
  • 725 Heartland Trl Ste 100
  • Madison, WI 53717-1976
  • Phone: (608) 709-5000
  • Fax: (877) 892-6183
  • Term: 7/1/2023-6/30/2027

Member - Atty. Luis Angel Garza

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  • Atty. Luis Angel Garza
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  • Phone:
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  • Term: 4/14/2023-6/20/2028

Member - Atty. Courtney L. Graff

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  • Atty. Courtney L. Graff
  • Schmiege, Graff & Koch Law Firm Ltd
  • PO Box 512
  • Medford, WI 54451-0512
  • Phone: (715) 748-9888
  • Fax: (715) 748-9232
  • Term: 7/1/2023-6/30/2027

Member - Atty. Ryan O'Hara

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  • Atty. Ryan O'Hara
  • State Public Defenders Office
  • 101 E Milwaukee St Ste 503
  • Janesville, WI 53545-3004
  • Phone: (608) 758-5491
  • Fax: (608) 758-6182
  • Term: 7/1/2024-6/30/2028

Member - Atty. Maria A. Penkwitz

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  • Atty. Maria A. Penkwitz
  • Penkwitz Law Office
  • 440 W Grand Ave
  • Port Washington, WI 53074-2142
  • Phone: (262) 284-4537
  • Fax: (262) 284-9957
  • Term: 7/1/2025-6/30/2027

Member - Atty. Mark Andrew Bartels

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  • Atty. Mark Andrew Bartels
  • One Law Group SC
  • 2181 S Oneida St
  • Green Bay, WI 54304-4641
  • Phone: (920) 336-5766
  • Fax: (920) 336-5769
  • Term: 7/1/2026-6/30/2028

Member - Atty. Mark R. Hinkston

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  • Atty. Mark R. Hinkston
  • Knuteson Hinkston & Rosenberg SC
  • 500 College Ave
  • Racine, WI 53403-1058
  • Phone: (262) 633-2000
  • Fax: 262-633-9900
  • Term: 9/19/2025-6/30/2027

Member - Atty. Amanda J. Ley

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  • Atty. Amanda J. Ley
  • Marathon County Corporation Counsel
  • 500 Forest St
  • Wausau, WI 54403-5554
  • Phone: (715) 261-1140
  • Fax: (715) 261-1133
  • Term: 7/1/2026-6/30/2028

Member - Atty. Samantha Huddleston Baker

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  • Atty. Samantha Huddleston Baker
  • AxePoint Law
  • 826 N Plankinton Ave
  • Ste 600
  • Milwaukee, WI 53203-1804
  • Phone: (414) 585-0588
  • Fax: (414) 255-3031
  • Term: 7/1/2026-6/30/2027

Member - Atty. Alfred Michael Boll

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  • Atty. Alfred Michael Boll
  • University of California Davis
  • 463 California Ave
  • Ste 2120 - International Center
  • Davis, CA 95616
  • Phone:
  • Fax:
  • Term: 12/4/2025-6/30/2028

Member - Atty. Kathryn M. Bullon

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  • Atty. Kathryn M. Bullon
  • Deerhaven Consulting Services
  • 2133 Kimball Rd
  • Sombra , ON N0P2H0 Canada
  • Phone: (519) 312-1391
  • Fax: (519) 864-1885
  • Term: 7/1/2026-6/30/2028

Member - Atty. Erik R. Guenther

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  • Atty. Erik R. Guenther
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  • Phone:
  • Fax:
  • Term: 7/1/2017-6/30/2027

Member - Atty. Trent Kubasiak

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  • Atty. Trent Kubasiak
  • First Army Office of the Staff Judge Advocate
  • 1 Rodman Ave
  • Rock Island, IL 61299-0001
  • Phone: (309) 782-9427
  • Fax:
  • Term: 7/1/2026-6/30/2027

Member - Atty. Jeffrey O'Brien

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  • Atty. Jeffrey O'Brien
  • Husch Blackwell
  • 90 S 7th St Ste 1400
  • Minneapolis, MN 55402-7508
  • Phone: (612) 852-2723
  • Fax: (612) 852-2701
  • Term: 7/1/2024-6/30/2027

Member - Atty. James C. Reiher

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Member - Atty. Julie P. Wilson

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  • Atty. Julie P. Wilson
  • Milwaukee City Attorneys Office
  • 200 E Wells St Ste 800
  • Milwaukee, WI 53202-3515
  • Phone: (414) 286-2617
  • Fax: (414) 223-8550
  • Term: 7/1/2026-6/30/2027

Member - Atty. James Eric Goldschmidt

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  • Atty. James Eric Goldschmidt
  • Quarles & Brady LLP
  • 411 E Wisconsin Ave Ste 2400
  • Milwaukee, WI 53202-4426
  • Phone: (414) 277-5663
  • Fax: (414) 271-3552
  • Term: 7/1/2024-6/30/2028

Executive Director - Atty. Jill Rothstein

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  • Atty. Jill Rothstein
  • State Bar of Wisconsin
  • 5302 Eastpark Blvd
  • Madison, WI 53718-2101
  • Phone: (608) 257-3838
  • Fax: (608) 250-6020
  • Term: 8/1/2025-7/31/2027

Staff Liaison - Ms. Kimberly Jansen

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  • Ms. Kimberly Jansen
  • State Bar of Wisconsin
  • 5302 Eastpark Blvd
  • Madison, WI 53718-2101
  • Phone: (608) 257-3838
  • Fax: (608) 250-6020
  • Term: 10/9/2023-6/30/2027

Past Presidents

2000 to Today

NameCountyYears
Gary L. BakkeSt. Croix2000-01
Gerald MowrisDane2001-02
Patricia K. BallmanMilwaukee2002-03
R. George BurnettBrown2003-04
Michelle A. BehnkeDane2004-05
D. Michael GuerinMilwaukee2005-06
Steven A. LevineDane2006-07
Thomas J. Basting, Sr.Dane2007-08
Diane DielMilwaukee2008-09
Douglas W. KammerColumbia2009-10
James C. Boll Jr.Dane2010-11
James M. BrennanMilwaukee2011-12
Kevin G. KleinPrice2012-13
Patrick J. FiedlerDane2013-14
Robert R. GaganBrown2014-15
Ralph M. CagleDane2015-16
Francis W. Deisinger​Milwaukee2016-17
Paul G. SwansonWinnebago2017-18
Christopher E. RogersDane2018-19
Jill M. KastnerMilwaukee2019-20
Kathleen BrostWinnebago2020-21
Cheryl Furstace DanielsDane2021-22
Margaret Wrenn HickeyMilwaukee2022-23
Dean DietrichWausau2023-24
Ryan M. BillingsMilwaukee2024-25​​
Dan GartzkeMadison2025-26​

1980-1999

NameCountyYears
Lawrence J. BuggeDane1980-81
Myron E. LaRoweSauk1981-82
Edward A. DudekMilwaukee1982-83
Adrian P. SchooneRacine1983-84
Gregory B. ConwayBrown1984-85
Donald L. HeaneyDane1985-86
Franklyn M. GimbelMilwaukee1986-87
Gerald M. O’BrienPortage1987-88
John WalshDane1988-89
G. Lane WareMarathon1989-90
John R. DeckerMilwaukee1990-91
Daniel W. HildebrandDane1991-92
Thomas S. SleikLaCrosse1992-93
Pamela E. BarkerMilwaukee1993-94
​​ Gary E. ShermanBayfield1994-95
John S. SkiltonDane1995-96
David A. SaichekMilwaukee1996-97
Steven R. SorensonFond du Lac1997-98
Susan R. SteingassDane1998-99
Leonard L. LoebMilwaukee1999-00

1960-1979

NameCountyYears
Carroll B. CallahanColumbia1960-61
John C. WhitneyBrown1961-62
John A. KluwinMilwaukee1962-63
Francis J. WilcoxEau Claire1963-64
Lyall T. BeggsDane1964-65
Donald C. O’MeliaOneida1965-66
Ray T. McCannMilwaukee1966-67
Frank D. HamiltonIowa1967-68
Richard P. TinkhamMarathon1968-69
John C. WickhemRock1969-70
James D. GhiardiMilwaukee1970-71
Clyde C. CrossSauk1971-72
Thomas J. CurranJuneau1972-73
Victor A. MillerManitowoc1973-74
Patrick T. SheedyMilwaukee1974-75
Jack R. DeWittDane1975-76
Rodney O. KittelsenGreen1976-77
George K. SteilRock1977-78
Truman Q. McNultyMilwaukee1978-79
Richard E. SommerOneida1979-80

1940-1959

NameCountyYears
William DollMilwaukee1940-41
Walter W. HammondKenosha1941-42
A. J. O'MeliaOneida1942-43
R. T. ReinholdtPortage1943-44
Edmund B. SheaMilwaukee1944-45
Quincy H. HaleLa Crosse1945-46
John S. SprowlsDouglas1946-47
Marcus A. JacksonWaukesha1947-48
John P. McGalloway, Sr.Fond du Lac1948-49
Gerald P. HayesMilwaukee1949-50
Bailey E. RamsdellEau Claire1950-51
Alfred L. GodfreyWalworth1951-52
Oscar T. ToebaasDane1952-53
E. Harold HallowsMilwaukee1953-54
Frederick N. TrowbridgeBrown1954-55
Alfred E. LaFranceRacine1955-56
Robert D. JohnsLa Crosse1956-57
R. E. AndersonDouglas1957-58
Charles L. GoldbergMilwaukee1958-59
Herbert L. TerwilligerMarathon1959-60

1920-1939

NameCountyYears
John C. ThompsonWinnebago1920-21
John M. WhiteheadRock1921-22
William F. SheaAshland1922-23
William A. HayesMilwaukee1923-24
Wm. D. ThompsonRacine1924-25
Roy P. WilcoxEau Claire1925-26
Marvin B. RosenberryDane1926-27
Frank T. BoeselOconto1927-28
Edward J. DempseyWinnebago1928-29
Arthur W. KoppCrawford1929-30
J. Gilbert HardgroveMilwaukee1930-31
Clarence J. HartleyDouglas1931-32
W. T. DoarSt. Croix1932-33
Carl B. RixMilwaukee1933-34
T. L. DoyleFond du Lac1934-35
Otto A. OestreichRock1935-36
Ray B. GravesWood1936-37
Benjamin PossMilwaukee1937-38
Robert M. RieserDane1938-39
Harlan B. RogersColumbia1939-40

1900-1919

NameCountyYears
Joshua StarkMilwaukee1900-01
F. C. WinklerMilwaukee1901-03
George G. GreenBrown1903-04
George H. NoyesMilwaukee1904-05
A. A. JacksonRock1905-06
L. J. NashManitowoc1906-07
Burr W. JonesDane1907-08
Neal BrownMarathon1908-09
James G. FlandersMilwaukee1909-10
M. A. HurleyMarathon1910-11
John M. OlinDane1911-13
C. B. BirdMarathon1913-14
Christian DoerflerMilwaukee1914-15
George B. HudnallDouglas1915-16
B. R. GogginsWood1916-17
Roujet D. MarshallDane1917-18
John B. WinslowDane1918-19
P. H. MartinBrown1919-20

Pre-1900

NameCountyYears
Moses M. StrongIowa1878-93
William M. SeamanSheboygan1893-98
John B. CassodayDane1898-99
Edwin E. BryantDane1899-00
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