Timothy Barber
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has appointed Timothy Barber as a Supreme Court Commissioner to replace Julie Rich, who retired after 21 years as a commissioner. Barber started July 17, 2022. Prior to his appointment, he served more than five years as an Assistant Attorney General in the Wisconsin Department of Justice, including serving as a deputy unit director for criminal appeals.
Barber also previously worked in private practice. He earned his law degree from Marquette University Law School and served as a law clerk to retired Supreme Court Justice Jon Wilcox. He joins current commissioners Nancy Kopp, David Runke, and Mark Neuser. Before joining the Supreme Court in 2001, Rich had worked as a staff attorney for the Wisconsin Court of Appeals and in private practice in Minnesota for almost five years. Rich received her undergraduate degree in geology and geophysics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison before attending the University of Minnesota Law School (magna cum laude, 1994).
Supreme Court commissioners are lawyers who perform research, prepare memoranda, and make recommendations to the Court on various matters.