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# Rachel A. Graham

Wisconsin Court of Appeals · Deputy Chief Judge/Presiding Judge

## Profile

- Court: Wisconsin Court of Appeals
- State: Wisconsin
- Role: Deputy Chief Judge/Presiding 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)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Rachel A. Graham is the Presiding Judge of Wisconsin Court of Appeals District IV, appointed in 2019 and re‐elected in 2020 and 2026, with a background in education, private legal practice, and appellate law
- Attorney, Quarles & Brady LLP, Madison (2012–2019)
- Law Clerk to Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Ann Walsh Bradley (2008–2012)
- Curriculum Specialist & Teacher for various nonprofits (2002–2005)
- Special Education Teacher (2000–2002), Scotlandville Middle School, Baton Rouge, LA
- Rachel Anne Graham serves as Deputy Chief Judge/Presiding Judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals, District IV, covering Madison and surrounding southern and western Wisconsin counties

### Education

- University of Wisconsin Law School — J.D. (2008)
- in, Northwestern University — B.A. (1998)

### Additional information

- Her current term runs until July 31, 2032.
- She won re‐election in 2020 and again in 2026 without opposition.
- Appointed by Governor Tony Evers on June 13, 2019, to replace retiring Judge Gary Sherman.
- Graduated Stevens Point Area Senior High School in 1994
- focusing on commercial litigation
- Official site: Wisconsin Courts – Judge Rachel A. Graham