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Marisabel Cabrera
Marisabel Cabrera
Wisconsin Circuit Judge for the Milwaukee Circuit, Branch 43
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; August 1, 2024
Preceded by	Marshall B. Murray
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly; from the 9th district
	In office; January 7, 2019 – July 31, 2024
Preceded by	Josh Zepnick
Succeeded by	Vacant
Personal details
Born	December 12, 1975 (age 48); Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	University of Wisconsin–Madison (B.A.); Michigan State Law (J.D.);
Profession	Lawyer
Website	Assembly website

Marisabel Cabrera (born December 12, 1975) is an American lawyer and Democratic politician from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She is a Wisconsin circuit court judge in Milwaukee County, since August 2024. She previously served three terms in the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing Wisconsin's 9th Assembly district from 2019 to 2024.

Biography

Born and raised in Milwaukee's south side, Cabrera graduated from Nathan Hale High School in 1993. She earned her bachelor's degree from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, in Spanish and Latin American Iberian Studies, and earned her J.D. from Michigan State University College of Law in 2002. She was admitted to the state bars of Wisconsin and Florida, and worked as an immigration attorney in private practice and with the non-profit group Voces de la Frontera ("Voices from the Border"). She is the former chair of the Milwaukee Police and Fire Commission and the Democratic Party of Wisconsin Latino Caucus. For her work with the Latino Caucus, she was recognized by the Democratic Party of Milwaukee County with the 2016 Rising Star Award.^[1]

In 2018, she successfully challenged incumbent Assemblymember Josh Zepnick in a Democratic primary election, after losing an earlier attempt in 2016.^[2] She was elected without opposition in the 2018 general election.^[3] In 2017, Zepnick had been accused of sexually harassing two female colleagues; he had been stripped of his committee assignments and Assembly privileges but refused to resign.^[4]

In the Assembly, Cabrera serves on the committees on the Judiciary, International Affairs and Commerce, Small Business Development, Consumer Protection, Constitution and Ethics, and State Affairs.^[5]

In October 2023, Cabrera announced that she would run for a Wisconsin circuit court judgeship in Milwaukee County, to succeed the retiring judge Marshall B. Murray.^[6]^[7] Cabrera narrowly won the election in April 2024, and took office as a judge in August 2024.^[8]

Electoral history

Wisconsin Assembly (2016, 2018, 2020, 2022)

Year	Election	Date	Elected				Defeated				Total	Plurality
2016	Primary^[2]	Aug. 9	Josh Zepnick (inc)	Democratic	1,222	52.79%	Marisabel Cabrera	Dem.	1,073	46.35%	2,315	149
2018	Primary^[3]	Aug. 14	Marisabel Cabrera	Democratic	1,982	63.48%	Josh Zepnick (inc)	Dem.	1,110	35.55%	3,122	872
2018	General^[3]	Nov. 6	Marisabel Cabrera	Democratic	11,453	97.96%	--unopposed--				11,692	11,214
2020	Primary^[9]	Aug. 11	Marisabel Cabrera (inc)	Democratic	1,851	62.28%	Christian Saldivar	Dem.	1,118	37.62%	2,972	733
2020	General^[10]	Nov. 3	Marisabel Cabrera (inc)	Democratic	11,981	72.77%	Veronica Diaz	Rep.	4,458	27.08%	16,464	7,523
2022	General^[11]	Nov. 8	Marisabel Cabrera (inc)	Democratic	8,644	71.99%	Ryan Michael Antczak	Rep.	3,345	27.86%	12,007	5,299

Wisconsin circuit judge (2024)

Year	Election	Date	Elected				Defeated				Total	Plurality
2024	General^[12]	Apr. 2	Marisabel Cabrera	Nonpartisan	61,625	50.99%	Rochelle N. Johnson-Bent	Non.	58,366	48.30%	120,852	3,259

References

^ "Meet Marisabel". Marisabel Cabrera - State Representative - 9th Assembly District. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
^ ^a ^b Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (2017). "Statistics and Reference: Elections" (PDF). Wisconsin Blue Book 2017-2018 (Report). State of Wisconsin. p. 520. ISBN 978-0-9752820-9-0. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (2019). "Statistics and Reference: Elections" (PDF). Wisconsin Blue Book 2019-2020 (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 609, 612. ISBN 978-1-7333817-0-3. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
^ Beck, Molly; Johnson, Annysa (August 14, 2018). "Immigration attorney ousts Rep. Josh Zepnick following sexual misconduct allegations". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
^ "Representative Marisabel Cabrera, Assembly District 9". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
^ "Cabrera Campaign: Brings experience and dedication to Circuit Court campaign". Cabrera for Judge (Press release). October 23, 2023. Retrieved December 15, 2023 – via Wispolitics.com.
^ Kilmer, Graham (October 24, 2023). "State Rep. Marisabel Cabrera Running for Circuit Court". Urban Milwaukee. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
^ Jannene, Jeramey (April 2, 2024). "Marisabel Cabrera Wins Close Judicial Race". Urban Milwaukee. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
^ Canvass Results for 2020 Partisan Primary - 8/11/2020 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. August 26, 2020. p. 15. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
^ Canvass Results for 2020 General Election - 11/3/2020 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. November 18, 2020. p. 9. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
^ Canvass Results for 2022 General Election - 11/8/2022 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. November 30, 2022. pp. 10–11. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
^ 2024 Spring Election and Presidential Preference Vote - County by County Report (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. April 24, 2024. p. 45. Retrieved August 16, 2024.

External links

Wisconsin State Assembly
Preceded by Josh Zepnick	Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 9th district January 7, 2019 – July 31, 2024	Vacant
Legal offices
Preceded by Marshall B. Murray	Wisconsin Circuit Judge for the Milwaukee Circuit, Branch 43 August 1, 2024 – present	Incumbent