Lisa Neubauer
2008 - Present
2026
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Lisa Neubauer is a judge for District II of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals. She assumed office on January 7, 2008. Her current term ends on July 31, 2026.
Neubauer ran for re-election for the District II judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals. She won in the general election on April 7, 2020.
In May 2015, Neubauer was appointed chief judge of the court, effective August 1, 2015. She succeeded Judge Richard Brown, who retired.[1] Neubauer served two three-year terms as chief judge from 2015 to 2021.[2]
Education
Neubauer earned her B.S. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1979 and her J.D. with honors from the University of Chicago Law School in 1987.[3]
Career
- 2008 - Present: Judge, Wisconsin Court of Appeals District II
- 1989-2007: Attorney, Foley & Lardner, LLP
- 1987-1988: Law clerk, U.S. District Court Judge Barbara Crabb[3]
Elections
2020
See also: Wisconsin intermediate appellate court elections, 2020
General election
General election for Wisconsin Court of Appeals District II
Incumbent Lisa Neubauer defeated Paul Bugenhagen Jr. in the general election for Wisconsin Court of Appeals District II on April 7, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lisa Neubauer (Nonpartisan) | 54.0 | 231,788 | |
| Paul Bugenhagen Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 45.9 | 196,958 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 540 | ||
| Total votes: 429,286 | ||||
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Campaign finance
2019
See also: Wisconsin Supreme Court elections, 2019
General election
General election for Wisconsin Supreme Court
Brian Hagedorn defeated Lisa Neubauer in the general election for Wisconsin Supreme Court on April 2, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Brian Hagedorn (Nonpartisan) | 50.2 | 606,414 | |
| Lisa Neubauer (Nonpartisan) | 49.7 | 600,433 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 722 | ||
| Total votes: 1,207,569 | ||||
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2014
See also: Wisconsin judicial elections, 2014
Neubauer ran for re-election to the Wisconsin Court of Appeals District II.
General: She won without opposition in the general election on April 1, 2014.
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2008
Neubauer was elected to a full term on the Wisconsin Court of Appeals District II on April 1, 2008. She defeated William Gleisner with 62.6 percent of the vote.[5]
See also: Lisa Neubauer versus William Gleisner
Noteworthy cases
Upskirt conviction affirmed (2015)
At a grocery store on June 26, 2013, Jesse Schmucker attempted to secretly photograph a woman's private areas by taking photos up her skirt, an act known as upskirting. He was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct and attempting to take photos featuring nudity. At trial, Schmucker argued that he could not be convicted on the nudity charge because the woman in the photo was wearing underwear. Schmucker also claimed that a woman assumes a risk that her photo could be taken every time she wears a skirt. Schmucker received a sentence of nine months in prison and appealed his conviction to Wisconsin's Second District Court of Appeals.[6][7][8]
The appellate court affirmed the lower court's judgment, finding that a woman has an expectation of privacy under her skirt even if she is in public.[8] Judge Lisa Neubauer wrote the court's opinion. She wrote,
| “ | The facts here were sufficient for the jury to determine that the woman had a reasonable assumption under the circumstances that her pubic area and buttocks were secluded from view, and the photography, of others.[9] | ” |
| —Judge Lisa Neubauer[10] | ||
Schmucker's attorney, Jeffrey Jensen, said the court's ruling is a new interpretation of existing law and referenced a 2014 Massachusetts Supreme Court ruling that upskirting was legal under Massachusetts state law.[10][8]
Articles:
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Lisa Neubauer did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Bid for the federal judiciary
In 2009, Neubauer applied to fill a vacancy on the United States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, along with ten others. The applications were reviewed by a judicial nominating commission, which made recommendations to U.S. Senators Herb Kohl and Russ Feingold.[11] David Hamilton was nominated and confirmed in November 2009.[12]
Awards and associations
- 2004: Community Service Award, Association for Women Lawyers
- Member, Association for Women Lawyers
- Former board member, Wisconsin Equal Justice Fund
- Former board member, Legal Action of Wisconsin
See also
2020 Elections
External links
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Officeholder Wisconsin Court of Appeals District II |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Wheeler Report, "Judge Lisa S. Neubauer appointed chief judge of the Court of Appeals," May 7, 2015
- ↑ NBC 12, "Supreme Court appoints Court of Appeals chief judge, re-appoints five circuit court chief judges," July 1, 2021
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ Fox6Now, "Skirting the issue: Voyeur puts state law on trial," April 25, 2014
- ↑ Wordpress, "Court of Appeals Decision Dated and Filed April 8, 2015," accessed July 13, 2018
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Fox6Now, "Wisconsin appeals court says women have a right to expect privacy under their skirts, even in public," April 8, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Associate Press, "Wisconsin appeals court upholds upskirting conviction," April 8, 2015
- ↑ Associated Press, "Judges, lawyers seek federal appeals court job," September 29, 2009
- ↑ Christian Science Monitor, "Senate OK's David Hamilton to be US appeals court judge," November 19, 2009
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| District I: |
Martin Joseph Donald • Timothy Dugan • Maxine White • Sara Geenen • | ||
| District II: | Lisa Neubauer • Maria S. Lazar • Mark Gundrum • Shelley Grogan • | ||
| District III: | |||
| District IV: |
Brian Blanchard • JoAnne Kloppenburg • Chris Taylor (Wisconsin) • Jennifer Nashold • Rachel Graham • | ||
Federal courts:
Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Wisconsin, Western District of Wisconsin • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Wisconsin, Western District of Wisconsin
State courts:
Wisconsin Supreme Court • Wisconsin Court of Appeals • Wisconsin Circuit Courts • Wisconsin Municipal Courts
State resources:
Courts in Wisconsin • Wisconsin judicial elections • Judicial selection in Wisconsin