Michael J. Gableman is a justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court. His term began on August 1st, 2008, and it ends on July 31, 2018.
Biography
Judge Gableman was born in West Allis, than was raised in Waukesha. He is a graduate of New Berlin West High School and a Ripon College graduate (1988), where he earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Education and History. After undergraduate school, Judge Gableman went on to teach American History in the Milwaukee Public School System (1988-1989) before pursuing a legal career. He then began teaching at Hamline University School of Law as Adjunct Professor of Law, and continued that role from 2003-2005. He often gives lectures on the dynamics of domestic violence.
Race for Wisconsin Supreme Court
The race between Michael Gableman and Louis Butler for a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, which took place in 2008, was a contentious one. On April 1, 2008, Michael Gableman defeated Louis Butler by a count of 51% to 49%; this made him the first candidate since 1967 to defeat an incumbent justice.
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