Wisconsin Supreme Court suspends Trump lawyer from Judiciary Committee

WASHINGTON, DC – The Wisconsin Supreme Court has temporarily suspended Donald Trump’s attorney, James Troupis, from his position on the court’s committee that oversees judicial work because of his role in manipulating the electoral college votes during the 2020 election.

The Badger State’s highest court sent Troupis — a longtime attorney and former district judge — a notice on June 11 that he had been “temporarily suspended from his service on the Judicial Conduct Advisory Committee,” effective immediately. Troupis was one of three people charged last week with attempting to falsely declare former President Donald Trump the winner of the 2020 election in Wisconsin by sending fake electors to Congress to cast their votes. Troupis, along with Trump attorney Kenneth Chesebro and Trump campaign staffer Michael Roman, were charged with forgery for attempting to rig the outcome of the 2020 election.

According to the charging documents, in the weeks following the 2020 election, Chesebro sent two memos to Troupis outlining a plan to send fake electors to Congress on December 14, 2020, to cast their votes for Trump and Vice President Mike Pence, rather than the real electors who would cast their lawful votes for President Joe Biden, who won the state of Wisconsin by more than 20,000 votes. According to the charging documents, Troupis then allegedly sent both memos to the White House to update them on the plan.

Troupis was appointed by former Gov. Scott Walker (R) in 2015 to fill a vacancy and serve as a district judge in Dane County, but did not run for a full term. In 2020, Troupis was appointed to the Judicial Conduct Advisory Committee – the judicial advisory committee tasked with providing advice and opinions on judges’ compliance with state code and judicial conduct. He was reappointed to the committee in March 2023, despite calls to remove him from office because of his role in the fraud scheme.

Both Chesebro and Roman were charged in Georgia for their roles in tampering with the election results in the Peach State. Chesebro pleaded guilty in October 2023 to the crime of conspiracy to file false documents.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court’s order suspending Troupis from his post on the nine-member advisory panel takes effect immediately, but the order does not specify how long the temporary suspension will last or whether it will be permanent.

Read the order here.