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Attorney Susan Roth announces candidacy for Milwaukee County Circuit Court Branch 7

Voters will decide who will take this seat during the Wisconsin Spring Non-Partisan Election on April 7, 2026. The seat is currently held by the Honorable Thomas J. McAdams.
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MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee County Judicial Court Commissioner Susan Roth announced on Friday that she will seek election to Branch 7 of the Milwaukee County Circuit Court.

Voters will decide who will take this seat during the Wisconsin Spring Non-Partisan Election on April 7, 2026. The seat is currently held by the Honorable Thomas J. McAdams.

According to a release from Roth, McAdams served for two decades as a Milwaukee County Assistant District Attorney, served several years in private practice, served for more than four years as a Commissioner and was the Former Acting Chairperson on the Wisconsin Tax Appeals Commission before he was elected to the Milwaukee County Circuit Court in 2013.

Susan Roth is an attorney, a Milwaukee native and lives in Bay View.

According to a release, she received her undergraduate degree from the University of Wisconsin – Madison in 2004, and a Juris Doctor from Marquette University Law School in 2007.

Roth adds that she practiced in the state and federal system as a litigation associate at Kohn and Smith for six years, before becoming a partner at Kohn Smith Roth in 2013.

In 2022, Roth became a Judicial Court Commissioner in Milwaukee County, which is where she currently serves.


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