Sara J. Geenen

Professional career

• Nonpartisan judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals, District I (Milwaukee), elected in 2023 and serving until July 31, 2029
• From 2007 to 2023, Geenen was a shareholder at The Previant Law Firm, S.C. in Milwaukee, specializing in labor and employment law
• Official site: Wisconsin Court System – Judge Sara J. Geenen

Education

Additional information

• Her term runs through July 31, 2029.
• She assumed office on August 1, 2023, succeeding William W. Brash III.
• Born in Kaukauna, Wisconsin (1981 or 1982), Geenen earned a B.A. from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and a J.D., cum laude, from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 2006.
• She held a position as a field organizer for Governor Jim Doyle’s 2002 campaign before law school.
• Geenen presides over District I of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals, the state’s intermediate appellate court, covering Milwaukee County.
• She represented workers and unions in cases involving wage discrimination, workplace harassment, contract disputes, collective bargaining, and bankruptcy.
• She also served on the Wisconsin State Bar Labor & Employment Law Section board, including as chairperson.
• Geenen enjoys basketball, baseball, youth sports coaching, reading, and travel.