In April, Wisconsin voters will go to the polls to elect just one justice on just one court — and this race has rightfully been deemed one of the most consequential elections of the year. That's because the person elected to the Wisconsin Supreme Court this year could well prove to be the deciding vote on whether Wisconsin protects abortion rights, on cases over election laws heading into the 2024 election cycle, and on whether the will of Wisconsin voters is upheld after the 2024 presidential election. Regardless of what state you live in, it's worth paying attention to this race, which could impact the fate of our democracy.
There are seven justices on the Wisconsin Supreme Court. While the court is meant to be nonpartisan and the election is nonpartisan, the current court is routinely described as having a 4-3 conservative majority. The April election is to fill the seat of Justice Patience Roggensack, one of the described conservative justices, who is stepping down.
