Anna Maria Hodges
Democratic · WI · Milwaukee County Clerk of Circuit Court
Anna Maria Hodges is Milwaukee County Clerk of Circuit Court and the certified Democratic candidate for reelection in 2026. Elected in 2022, she previously served as acting clerk, chief deputy clerk, assistant chief deputy and Civil Division administrator, court coordinator, a deputy director in the governor's Milwaukee office, and a county executive constituent-services specialist. Her administration manages about 150,000 case files annually, nearly 300 employees, and a budget above $42 million, and she emphasizes court access, renter and self-represented-litigant programs, staffing, fiscal stewardship, and planning for a new criminal courthouse.
Track record
Government Efficiency
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Hodges manages a clerk's office that processes about 150,000 case files annually with nearly 300 employees and a budget exceeding 42 million dollars.
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Hodges oversees the Civil, Criminal-Traffic, and Family divisions as well as Jury Management for Milwaukee County Circuit Court.
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Hodges sustained assistance programs for renters and self-represented litigants during her first term.
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Hodges reported protecting community-facing court programs from elimination when federal funding was reduced.
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Hodges reported managing the clerk's budget to preserve staffing and protect taxpayer funds.
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General
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Hodges was certified as the sole filed Democratic candidate for Milwaukee County Clerk of Circuit Court in the November 3, 2026 general election.
May 28, 2026
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Hodges was elected Milwaukee County Clerk of Circuit Court on November 8, 2022.
November 8, 2022
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Before her election, Hodges served as acting clerk in early 2022, chief deputy from 2018 through 2022, and assistant chief deputy and Civil Division administrator from 2006 through 2018.
January 1, 2022
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Hodges previously worked as a First Judicial Administrative District court coordinator and litigation-services deputy director, deputy director of Governor Tommy Thompson's Milwaukee office, and a constituent-services specialist for County Executive F. Thomas Ament.
January 1, 2006
Source: county.milwaukee.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Hodges earned a bachelor's degree in management, magna cum laude, from Cardinal Stritch University.
January 1, 2006
Source: county.milwaukee.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Elections
- Milwaukee County Clerk of Circuit Court · November 3, 2026 · Milwaukee County, Wisconsin · incumbent
Profile last researched July 18, 2026.