# Rebecca Dallet

Rebecca Frank Dallet (born July 15, 1969) is an American lawyer and a justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Prior to her 2018 election, she served ten years as a Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge in Milwaukee County. Earlier in her career she worked as a prosecutor and appointed court official.

## Early life and career

Dallet grew up in Ohio and graduated from Shaker Heights High School. She received a B.A. degree in Economics from Ohio State University, and a J.D. degree from the Case Western Reserve University School of Law. After law school, Dallet served as a Law Clerk for a U.S. magistrate judge. Dallet worked as an Assistant United States Attorney, assistant district attorney with the Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office and as an adjunct professor of law at Marquette University Law School. Dallet was elected as a Judge for the Milwaukee County Circuit Court in 2008, then re-elected in 2014. Prior to her election, Dallet served as President of the Milwaukee Trial Judges Association and Secretary of the Association of Women Lawyers. Dallet previously served one year as the first female presiding court commissioner in Milwaukee County history.

## Wisconsin Supreme Court

In 2018, Dallet (a liberal judge) defeated Michael Screnock (a conservative county judge) to win election to the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
Dallet's election to the Supreme Court was the subject of national media coverage. Dallet was endorsed by Democrats like now-President Joe Biden, former United States Attorney General Eric Holder, as well as U.S. Senators Cory Booker and Tammy Baldwin. Dallet was also supported by Former Governor of Wisconsin Jim Doyle, former U.S. Senator Herb Kohl, Wisconsin Supreme Court Justices Shirley Abrahamson and Ann Walsh Bradley, and over 200 state circuit court judges. Dallet spoke at the Wisconsin Women's March in January 2018. Dallet defeated Sauk County Judge Michael Screnock for the seat by a margin of 56% to 44%. Her term began on August 1, 2018.

## Personal life

Dallet resides in Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin, with her husband and three children.

## Electoral history
### Wisconsin Circuit Court (2008, 2014)

Wisconsin Circuit Court, Milwaukee Circuit, Branch 40 Election, 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| General Election, April 1, 2008 ||||||
| | Nonpartisan | Rebecca Dallet | 90,029 | 67.15% |
| | Nonpartisan | Jeffrey Norman | 44,034 | 32.85% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 34,063 | 100.0% |
Wisconsin Circuit Court, Milwaukee Circuit, Branch 40 Election, 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| General Election, April 24, 2014 ||||||
| | Nonpartisan | Rebecca Dallet (incumbent) | 39,652 | 100.0% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 39,652 | 100.0% |

### Wisconsin Supreme Court (2018)

Wisconsin Supreme Court Election, 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Primary Election, February 20, 2018 ||||||
| | Nonpartisan | Michael Screnock | 247,582 | 46.28% |
| | Nonpartisan | Rebecca Dallet | 191,268 | 35.75% |
| | Nonpartisan | Tim Burns | 95,508 | 17.85% |
| | | Scattering | 622 | 0.12% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 534,980 | 100.0% |
| General Election, April 3, 2018 ||||||
| | Nonpartisan | Rebecca Dallet | 555,848 | 55.72% |
| | Nonpartisan | Michael Screnock | 440,808 | 44.19% |
| | | Scattering | 829 | 0.08% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 997,485 | 100.0% |