Clerk of Circuit Court

The Clerk of Circuit Court is a Wisconsin Constitutional Officer elected every four years by the voters of Racine County. Clerks of Circuit Court are governed by Wisconsin Statutes in all duties. Responsibilities at the circuit court level involve a variety of duties such as: court proceedings record management; jury management; collections of fines, fees, forfeitures, assessments and surcharges as ordered by the court. Administratively, the Clerk of Circuit Court is accountable for the budgeting and administering of trial court resources, developing effective policies and procedures, and maintaining courteous, proficient, and professional services in the operations of the circuit court system.

Clerk of Circuit Court

• Amy Vanderhoef (Appointed 2023)

Circuit Court Judges

There are currently ten Circuit Court Judges serving Racine County.  Judges are elected to 6-year terms.

Judges are distributed among the various divisions of the courts as follows: Civil Court (2), Misdemeanor/Traffic Court (2), Family Court (1), Family Court/Probate (1), Felony Court (3), and Juvenile Court (1).   In Racine County, a portion of the judges rotate from one division to another in early August of every even numbered year.

Judges

• Deputy Chief Judge Hon. Timothy D. Boyle (2012 to Present), Branch 10
• Hon. Kristin M. Cafferty (2021 to Present), Branch 5  
• Hon. Faye M. Flancher (2002 to Present), Branch 8
• Hon. Jon E. Fredrickson (2018 to Present), Branch 7 
• Hon. Eugene A. Gasiorkiewicz (2010 to Present), Branch 2
• Hon. Wynne P. Laufenberg (2017 to Present), Branch 1
• Hon. Jessica E.H. Lynott (2024 to Present), Branch 3
• Hon. Mark F. Nielsen (2016 to Present), Branch 4
• Hon. David W. Paulson (2015 to Present), Branch 6
• Hon. Robert S. Repischak (2017 to Present), Branch 9

Reserve/Retired Judges

• Hon. Dennis Costello
• Hon. Dennis Flynn
• Hon. Emily S. Mueller
• Hon. Gerald P. Ptacek

Circuit Court Commissioners

Circuit Court Commissioners are appointed and directed by the Circuit Court Judges to help administer the judicial process through the exercise of quasi-judicial authority in matters authorized by statute. Racine County currently employs one full-time Judicial Court Commissioner, one full-time Family Court Commissioner, two full-time Deputy Family Court Commissioners, and part-time Deputy Family Court Commissioners. Part-time (or Supplemental) Court Commissioners hear a variety of case types throughout all divisions.

Family Court Commissioner

• Hon. Georgia Herrera
  

Deputy Family Court Commissioners

• john Mueller
• Abigail Broze

Judicial Court Commissioner

• Hon. Alice Rudebusch

Register in Probate/ Probate Commissioner

• Teresa Hill

Supplemental Court Commissioners 

• John Bjelajac
• Patrick Cafferty
• Timothy Daley 
• Daniel Gruhn
• Terrance Kallenbach
• Joe Kremkoski
• Victoria Oleniczak
• Wendy Paul
• Michael Phegley
• Pamela Popken
• Jillian Scheidegger
• Sally Hoelzel