--- title: "Kori Ashley | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/kori-ashley-judge-milwaukee-county-circuit-court-wi" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Kori Ashley Milwaukee County Circuit Court · Judge ## Profile - Court: Milwaukee County Circuit Court - 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/circuit/judges.htm) - [Official roster](https://www.wicourts.gov/courts/circuit/judges.htm) - [Wisconsin Court System official judicial roster](https://www.wicourts.gov/courts/circuit/judges.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/kori-ashley-judge-milwaukee-county-circuit-court-wi", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/kori-ashley-judge-milwaukee-county-circuit-court-wi", "name": "Kori Ashley | KnowJudges", "description": "Kori Ashley, Milwaukee County Circuit Court. 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(2012) - in Political Science — DePaul University — B.S. (2009) ### Additional information - She won a nonpartisan re‐election in April 2021, with her term running until August 1, 2027. - Appointed by Governor Tony Evers in June 2020 to fill the vacancy left by the retirement of Hon. Dennis Cimpl. - Before becoming a judge, Ashley was a staff attorney at Legal Action of Wisconsin from 2016 to 2020, where she led the Road to Opportunity Project, helping clients remove barriers to employment through expungements, driver’s license restoration, and record corrections. - She was active in the University’s Family Law Project and held a position as a summer associate at Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.C.. - She also administered the Milwaukee Municipal Court Defense Project and worked on victim’s rights cases. - Her legal career includes a landmark Wisconsin Court of Appeals victory securing the removal of arrest records from criminal background reports when no charge or conviction occurred. - She has received the Attorney of the Year award from the Wisconsin African American Lawyers, the Legal Innovator Award from the State Bar of Wisconsin, and the Black Excellence Award from The Milwaukee Times. - Ashley has held the role of Chair of the Wisconsin State Bar Board of Governors and is a member of the Eastern District of Wisconsin Bar Association, the Wisconsin Association of African American Lawyers, and the Milwaukee Bar Association. - Born and raised in Milwaukee, Ashley lives in the Enderis Park neighborhood with her husband, Dr. Kwadwo Owusu‐Ofori, and their 16‐month‐old son. - Court contact: Milwaukee County Courthouse, Safety Building, 821 West State Street, Milwaukee, WI ## Published courtroom rules ### Shared court rules - [Wisconsin SCR Chapter 61: Electronic Media and Still Photography Coverage of Judicial Proceedings](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-36fa3f826227447b1512eede) — Scope is limited to the court class in the source claim. Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory. [Official source](https://www.wicourts.gov/sc/scrule/DisplayDocument.html?content=html&seqNo=1099). Collected 2026-07-26.