Rebecca Bradley | |
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Bradley of the Wisconsin State Supreme Court
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Associate Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court | |
Assumed office October 12, 2015 |
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Nominated by | Scott Walker |
Preceded by | Pat Crooks |
Personal details | |
Born |
Rebecca Lynn Grassl August 2, 1971 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
Spouse(s) | Gordon J. Bradley (divorced) |
Alma mater | Marquette University (B.A.), University of Wisconsin Law School, (J.D.) |
Website | Campaign website |
Rebecca Lynn Grassl Bradley (born August 2, 1971) is an American lawyer who has served as a state judge in Wisconsin since 2012. In 2015, she was appointed to fill an unexpired term as a justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court. In 2016, she was elected to a full 10-year term on the court in a nonpartisan election against JoAnne Kloppenburg.
Born in Milwaukee, Bradley graduated from Marquette University and the University of Wisconsin Law School.
Bradley worked as an attorney at several Milwaukee law firms, specializing in commercial litigation and intellectual property law, and as a software company executive.
Considered a conservative, Bradley served as president of the Milwaukee Federalist Society chapter and participated in the Thomas More Society and the Republican National Lawyers Association. Bradley was a contributor to the campaign of Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, a Republican.
In December 2012, Walker appointed Bradley to the Milwaukee County Circuit Court, where she served in the children's court division. She was elected to a six-year term on the court in April 2013, receiving substantial support from the conservative Wisconsin Club for Growth.
In May 2015, Walker elevated Bradley to the Wisconsin Court of Appeals to fill a vacancy caused by the death of Judge Ralph Adam Fine. After the death of Justice N. Patrick Crooks in 2015, Bradley was appointed by Governor Walker to serve as a justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court for the remainder of Crooks' term.