Benchbook Committees
Appointed by Office of Judicial Education, the Benchbook Committees assist in revising and updating each of the five Wisconsin Judicial Benchbooks on an annual basis. The benchbooks are desktop procedural reference texts for trial judges.
Current membership
Members serve three-year terms with five-year terms for chairs.
| Committee | Name | Affiliation/Location | Term ending date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Civil | Hon. Rhonda Lanford | Dane County Circuit Court | Chair, December 2027 |
| Hon. Nicholas Brazeau | Wood County Circuit Court | November 2026 | |
| Hon. Kristin Cafferty | Racine County Circuit Court | April 2025 | |
| Hon. David Conway | Dane County Circuit Court | April 2026 | |
| Hon. Michael Hanrahan | Milwaukee County Circuit Court | August 2026 | |
| Criminal | Court Commissioner Jason Hanson | Dane County Circuit Court | Chair, May 2024 |
| Hon. Rick Cveykus | Marathon County Circuit Court | October 2025 | |
| Hon. Cynthia Davis | Milwaukee County Circuit Court | May 2025 | |
| Hon. John Hyland | Dane County Circuit Court | May 2026 | |
| Hon. Wynne Laufenberg | Racine County Circuit Court | March 2025 | |
| Hon. Elliott Levine | La Crosse County Circuit Court | May 2025 | |
| Family | Hon. Barbara McCrory | Rock County Circuit Court | Chair, July 2027 |
| Hon. Derrick Grubb | Rock County Circuit Court | December 2026 | |
| Hon. Nidhi Kashyap | Milwaukee County Circuit Court | December 2026 | |
| Hon. Natasha Torry | Sheboygan County Circuit Court | November 2026 | |
| Hon. Thomas Walsh | Brown County Circuit Court | September 2024 | |
| Juvenile | Hon. Robert Dehring | Jefferson County Circuit Court | Chair, August 2026 |
| Hon. Lyndsey Brunette | Clark County Circuit Court | October 2026 | |
| Court Commissioner Anton Jamieson | Dane County Circuit Court | April 2025 | |
| Hon. Laura Gramling Perez | Milwaukee County Circuit Court | October 2026 | |
| Probate | Court Commissioner Patrice Baker | Milwaukee County Circuit Court | Chair, August 2029 |
| Hon. Matthew Allen | Iowa County Circuit Court | September 2026 | |
| Court Commissioner Benjamin Schulenburg | Dane County Circuit Court | August 2026 |