Benchbook Committees

gavel and scales in front of row of booksAppointed by Office of Judicial Education, the Benchbook Committees assist in revising and updating each of the five Wisconsin Judicial Benchbooks on an annual basis. The benchbooks are desktop procedural reference texts for trial judges.

Current membership

Members serve three-year terms with five-year terms for chairs.

Committee Name Affiliation/Location Term ending date
Civil Hon. Rhonda Lanford Dane County Circuit Court Chair, December 2027
Hon. Nicholas Brazeau Wood County Circuit Court November 2026
Hon. Kristin Cafferty Racine County Circuit Court April 2025
Hon. David Conway Dane County Circuit Court April 2026
Hon. Michael Hanrahan Milwaukee County Circuit Court August 2026
Criminal Court Commissioner Jason Hanson Dane County Circuit Court Chair, May 2024
Hon. Rick Cveykus Marathon County Circuit Court October 2025
Hon. Cynthia Davis Milwaukee County Circuit Court May 2025
Hon. John Hyland Dane County Circuit Court May 2026
Hon. Wynne Laufenberg Racine County Circuit Court March 2025
Hon. Elliott Levine La Crosse County Circuit Court May 2025
Family Hon. Barbara McCrory Rock County Circuit Court Chair, July 2027
Hon. Derrick Grubb Rock County Circuit Court December 2026
Hon. Nidhi Kashyap Milwaukee County Circuit Court December 2026
Hon. Natasha Torry Sheboygan County Circuit Court November 2026
Hon. Thomas Walsh Brown County Circuit Court September 2024
Juvenile Hon. Robert Dehring Jefferson County Circuit Court Chair, August 2026
Hon. Lyndsey Brunette Clark County Circuit Court October 2026
Court Commissioner Anton Jamieson Dane County Circuit Court April 2025
Hon. Laura Gramling Perez Milwaukee County Circuit Court October 2026
Probate Court Commissioner Patrice Baker Milwaukee County Circuit Court Chair, August 2029
Hon. Matthew Allen Iowa County Circuit Court September 2026
Court Commissioner Benjamin Schulenburg Dane County Circuit Court August 2026

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