--- title: "Jennifer E. Nashold | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jennifer-e-nashold-wi-court-of-appeals" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-08" --- # Jennifer E. Nashold Wisconsin Court of Appeals · Judge ## Profile - Court: Wisconsin Court of Appeals - State: Wisconsin - Role: Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-08-22 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## 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.wicourts.gov/courts/appeals/judges/index.htm) - [Official roster](https://www.wicourts.gov/courts/appeals/judges/index.htm) - [Wisconsin Court System official judicial roster](https://www.wicourts.gov/courts/appeals/judges/index.htm) - [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) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jennifer-e-nashold-wi-court-of-appeals", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jennifer-e-nashold-wi-court-of-appeals", "name": "Jennifer E. Nashold | KnowJudges", "description": "Jennifer E. 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Nashold is a nonpartisan judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals, District IV, elected in 2019 and re‐elected in 2025, with a term expiring July 31, 2031 - Administrative Law Judge — Wisconsin Department of Administration, Division of Hearings and Appeals (2011–2019) - Commissioner & Chair, Wisconsin Tax Appeals Commission (2004–2007) - Assistant Attorney General — Wisconsin Department of Justice (1998–2004) - Deputy Prosecuting Attorney — Ada County, Idaho (1996–1997) - Law Clerk — Judge Jesse Walters, Idaho Court of Appeals (1994–1996) - Law Clerk — Justice Miriam Shearing, Nevada Supreme Court (1993–1994) ### Education - University of Wisconsin Law School — J.D. (1993) - University of Wisconsin–Madison — B.A. (1988) ### Additional information - Her current term runs until July 31, 2031. - She assumed office on August 1, 2019 and was re‐elected unopposed in the April 1, 2025 general election. - Chief Legal Counsel — Wisconsin Department of Children and Families (2010–2011) - General Counsel — Wisconsin Public Service Commission (2007–2010) - District IV of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals, covering Madison and surrounding southern and western Wisconsin counties. - Nashold has authored notable opinions, including Birge v. - Her administrative law background has informed her appellate decisions in civil and criminal matters, including issues on mental disease not‐guilty revocations and expungement eligibility. - Simplicity, a consumer‐protection case involving the statute of frauds. - She is a member of the American Inns of Court (James E. Doyle Chapter) and the Dane County Bar Association, and has volunteered as a judge for high school mock trials and university moot court competitions.