Conservative Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Annette Ziegler (R) to retire in 2027.

Justice Annette Ziegler, a conservative who has sat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court since 2007 and served four years as chief justice, will not seek reelection to the court next year.

In an announcement Monday morning, Ziegler said she will serve out the remainder of her term but not appear on the April 2027 ballot, setting up what will be an open race.

“After three decades on the bench, now is the right time for me to step away to spend more time with my husband, kids and grandkids,” Ziegler said.

Ziegler is the second conservative justice to say she will step down in the last year, since liberals clinched a majority on the court for the next several years. Last year, Justice Rebecca Bradley, an outspoken conservative firebrand, said she would not seek reelection, sparking a surprise open race for her seat this spring.


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