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# David T. Prosser Jr.

Wisconsin Supreme Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Wisconsin Supreme Court
- State: Wisconsin
- Role: Judge
- Service status: former
- Last verified: 2026-08-22

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## Biography

### Professional career

- Judge, Wisconsin Supreme Court, 1998-present
- David Thomas Prosser Jr. (December 24, 1942 – December 1, 2024) was an American lawyer, Republican politician, and jurist who held the role of a Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court from 1998 until his retirement in 2016
- District Attorney of Outagamie County (1977–1979)

### Education

- University of Wisconsin–Madison Law School in — J.D. (1968)
- DePauw University — B.A.
- Mount Mary University — J.D.

### Additional information

- Appointed to the Wisconsin Supreme Court by Governor Tommy Thompson in 1998 and elected to his first 10-year term in 2001 without opposition.
- Commissioner of the Wisconsin Tax Appeals Commission (1997–1998)
- Wisconsin State Assembly member for 18 years (1979–1997)
- 72nd Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly (1995–1996)
- Minority Leader of the Assembly (1989–1995)
- He graduated from DePauw University in 1965
- Date of birth: 1942-12-24
- representing multiple districts
- Prosser was born in Chicago, Illinois, and raised in Appleton, Wisconsin.

## Before you appear

- Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed.
- Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance.
- Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding.

## Courtroom Rules

### camera notice

Scope: statewide

Wisconsin SCR 61 asks media to give the trial judge advance notice before bringing cameras or recording equipment into the courtroom.

Evidence excerpt: the trial judge shall be given notice, at least 3 days in advance

[Wisconsin SCR Chapter 61: Electronic Media and Still Photography Coverage of Judicial Proceedings](https://www.wicourts.gov/sc/scrule/DisplayDocument.html?content=html&seqNo=1099)
Source checked: 2026-07-26

### courtroom equipment control

Scope: statewide

Wisconsin SCR 61 leaves courtroom equipment placement, lighting, and use subject to trial-judge control.

Evidence excerpt: Only equipment approved by the trial judge in advance of the court proceeding may be used

[Wisconsin SCR Chapter 61: Electronic Media and Still Photography Coverage of Judicial Proceedings](https://www.wicourts.gov/sc/scrule/DisplayDocument.html?content=html&seqNo=1099)
Source checked: 2026-07-26

### remote hearing notice

Scope: statewide

Wisconsin's court system instructs parties that courts will notify them when a hearing is remote and provide joining instructions.

Evidence excerpt: The court will send you instructions on how to join your remote hearing by video or by phone.

[Wisconsin Court System: Zoom hearing resources](https://www.wicourts.gov/courts/zoom.htm)
Source checked: 2026-07-26

### remote hearing technology

Scope: statewide

Wisconsin remote-hearing guidance tells participants to contact the clerk promptly if they lack reliable internet or phone access.

Evidence excerpt: Contact the clerk of circuit court as soon as possible.

[Wisconsin Court System: Zoom hearing resources](https://www.wicourts.gov/courts/zoom.htm)
Source checked: 2026-07-26


## Sources

- [Official profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/6070/david-t-prosser-jr/)
- [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/6070/david-t-prosser-jr/)
- [Wisconsin Supreme Court current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/6070/david-t-prosser-jr/)
- [Wisconsin SCR Chapter 61: Electronic Media and Still Photography Coverage of Judicial Proceedings](https://www.wicourts.gov/sc/scrule/DisplayDocument.html?content=html&seqNo=1099)
- [Wisconsin Court System: Zoom hearing resources](https://www.wicourts.gov/courts/zoom.htm)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/6070/david-t-prosser-jr/)

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