Rebecca Dallet

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Rebecca Dallet

|image = Rebecca Dallet.jpg

|caption = Dallet in 2018

|office = Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court

|term_start = August 1, 2018

|term_end =

|predecessor = Michael Gableman

|successor =

| office1 = Judge of the Milwaukee County Circuit Court
Branch 40

| term_start1 = August 1, 2008

| term_end1 = July 31, 2018

| predecessor1 =

| successor1 = Andrew Jones

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|7|15}}

|birth_place = Ohio, U.S.

|death_date =

|death_place =

|education = Ohio State University (BA)
Case Western Reserve University (JD)

|website = {{url|justicedallet.com|Campaign website}}

}}

Rebecca Frank Dallet (born July 15, 1969) is an American lawyer and a justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court.{{cite tweet|number=981350208809422848|user=AP_Politics|title=BREAKING: Liberal Rebecca Dallet defeats conservative Michael Screnock in Wisconsin Supreme Court race seen as midt… |date=April 4, 2018}} Prior to her 2018 election, she served ten years as a Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge in Milwaukee County. Earlier in her career she worked as a prosecutor and appointed court official.

Early life and career

Dallet grew up in Ohio and graduated from Shaker Heights High School. She received a B.A. degree in Economics from Ohio State University, and a J.D. 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 United States Attorney, assistant district attorney with the Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office and as an adjunct professor of law at Marquette University Law School.{{cite news|last1=Beck|first1=Molly|title=Get to know Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates Rebecca Dallet and Michael Screnock|url=http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/q-a-get-to-know-wisconsin-supreme-court-candidates-rebecca/article_04f858c6-ba1f-559e-8e2f-66c3e8b2163c.html|accessdate=April 3, 2018|agency=Wisconsin State Journal|date=March 25, 2018}} 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.{{cite news|last1=Beck|first1=Molly|title=Rebecca Dallet runs for Supreme Court after handling state's most difficult cases|url=http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/rebecca-dallet-runs-for-supreme-court-after-handling-state-s/article_452af451-7e5b-5907-86ee-801f7997cd42.html|accessdate=April 4, 2018|agency=Wisconsin State Journal|date=March 25, 2018}}

Wisconsin Supreme Court

In 2018, Dallet (a liberal judge) defeated Michael Screnock (a conservative county judge) to win election to the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

Dallet's election to the Supreme Court was the subject of national media coverage.{{cite news|title=Ideologically opposed candidates advance in high-stakes Wisconsin judicial race|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ideologically-opposed-candidates-advance-in-high-stakes-wisconsin-judicial-race/|accessdate=April 3, 2018|agency=CBS News|date=February 21, 2018}}{{cite news|last1=Benen|first1=Steve|author-link1=Steve Benen|title=Wednesday's Campaign Round-Up, 3.14.18|url=http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/wednesdays-campaign-round-31418|accessdate=April 3, 2018|agency=MSNBC|date=March 14, 2018}} Dallet was endorsed by Democrats like future-President Joe Biden,{{cite news|last1=Marley|first1=Patrick|title=Joe Biden backs Dallet as Supreme Court candidates bicker over role of special interests|url=https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2018/03/28/screnock-says-he-doesnt-know-if-he-working-outside-groups-dallet-says-raises-idea-appointing-justice/466706002/|accessdate=April 3, 2018|agency=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel|date=March 28, 2018}} former United States Attorney General Eric Holder, as well as U.S. Senators Cory Booker and Tammy Baldwin.{{cite news|title=Editorial: Rebecca Dallet would bring ethics and honor to the high court|url=http://host.madison.com/ct/opinion/editorial/editorial-rebecca-dallet-would-bring-ethics-and-honor-to-the/article_d14b6373-8591-5755-924b-5fe34db0eddd.html|accessdate=April 3, 2018|agency=Cap Times|date=March 19, 2018}} 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.{{cite web|title=Endorsements|url=https://www.dalletforjustice.com/endorsements/|website=Dallet for Justice|accessdate=April 3, 2018}} Dallet spoke at the Wisconsin Women's March in January 2018.Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/8A7wH3DXJW8 Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20190921063638/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8A7wH3DXJW8 Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite AV media| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8A7wH3DXJW8| title = Judge Rebecca Dallet Speaks at the Women's March | website=YouTube}}{{cbignore}} Dallet defeated Sauk County Judge Michael Screnock for the seat by a margin of 56% to 44%.{{Cite news|url=https://projects.jsonline.com/news/2018/4/3/april-2018-wisconsin-election-results.html|title=Election results: Wisconsin and Milwaukee-area spring general election|access-date=2018-04-04}} Her term began on August 1, 2018.

Personal life

Dallet resides in Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin, with her husband and three children.{{cite news|last1=Sandler|first1=Larry|title=Is this a trend? Suburban women rule Wisconsin Supreme Court races|url=https://www.milwaukeemag.com/trend-suburban-women-rule-wisconsin-supreme-court-races/|accessdate=April 3, 2018|agency=Milwaukee Magazine|date=January 16, 2018}}

Electoral history

=Wisconsin Circuit Court (2008, 2014)=

{{Election box begin | title=Wisconsin Circuit Court, Milwaukee Circuit, Branch 40 Election, 2008{{cite report|chapter-url=https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/misc/lrb/blue_book/2009_2010 |title=Wisconsin Blue Book 2009-2010 |year=2009|publisher= State of Wisconsin |location=Madison, Wisconsin |accessdate= January 1, 2020 |chapter= Elections | page= 898}}}}

| colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| General Election, April 1, 2008

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Nonpartisan politician

|candidate = Rebecca Dallet

|votes = 90,029

|percentage = 67.15%

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Nonpartisan politician

|candidate = Jeffrey Norman

|votes = 44,034

|percentage = 32.85%

|change =

}}

{{Election box total

|votes = 34,063

|percentage = 100.0%

|change =

}}

{{Election box begin | title=Wisconsin Circuit Court, Milwaukee Circuit, Branch 40 Election, 2014{{cite report|chapter-url=https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/misc/lrb/blue_book/2015_2016 |title=Wisconsin Blue Book 2015-2016 |year=2015|publisher= State of Wisconsin |location=Madison, Wisconsin |accessdate= January 1, 2020 |chapter= Elections | page= 883}}}}

| colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| General Election, April 24, 2014

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Nonpartisan politician

|candidate = Rebecca Dallet (incumbent)

|votes = 39,652

|percentage = 100.0%

|change =

}}

{{Election box total

|votes = 39,652

|percentage = 100.0%

|change =

}}

=Wisconsin Supreme Court (2018)=

{{Election box begin | title=2018 Wisconsin Supreme Court election{{cite report|url=https://elections.wi.gov/sites/elections.wi.gov/files/Canvass%20Results.spring%20primary.2.20.18.pdf |title=Canvass Results for 2018 Spring Primary - 2/20/2018 |date= March 5, 2018 |publisher= Wisconsin Elections Commission |accessdate= April 8, 2020 | page= 1}}{{cite report|url= https://elections.wi.gov/sites/elections.wi.gov/files/Statewide%20Percentage%20Results-4.3.18%20Spring%20Election.pdf |title= Canvass Results for 2018 Spring Election - 4/3/2018 |date= April 27, 2018 |publisher= Wisconsin Elections Commission |accessdate= April 8, 2020 | page= 1}}}}

| colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| Primary Election, February 20, 2018

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Nonpartisan politician

|candidate = Michael Screnock

|votes = 247,582

|percentage = 46.28%

|change =

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Nonpartisan politician

|candidate = Rebecca Dallet

|votes = 191,268