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Hon. Diane S. Sykes
Judge Sykes was appointed to the Wisconsin Supreme Court in 1999 and elected to a 10-year term in April 2000. In 2004, President George W. Bush appointed Judge Sykes to the U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, replacing Judge John Coffey.
Born and raised in the Milwaukee area, Judge Sykes received her bachelor's degree from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University in 1980, and her law degree from Marquette University Law School in 1984. Between college and law school, Judge Sykes worked as a reporter for The Milwaukee Journal.
Judge Sykes was elected to the bench in Milwaukee County in 1992, and served there in the misdemeanor, felony and civil divisions until her appointment to the Supreme Court in September 1999. Prior to her election to the Milwaukee County Circuit Court, Judge Sykes practiced law with the Milwaukee law firm of Whyte & Hirschboeck S.C., and served as law clerk to Federal Judge Terence T. Evans.
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