The 1963 Wisconsin Supreme Court election was held on Tuesday, April 2, 1963 to elect a justice to a full ten-year seat the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Bruce F. Beilfuss won an open race to succeed retiring justice Timothy Brown.
Background As a result of the mandatory retirement age for state judges of 70 that was in effect at the time of the election, incumbent justice Timothy Brown was precluded from seeking re-election in 1963. This made the election an open-seat race. The 1961 and 1963 elections were the first instance in the court's history in which multiple consecutive elections were for open seats (without an incumbent running). , this has only occurred in five further instances.
Candidates Advanced to the general election Bruce F. Beilfuss, Wisconsin Circuit Court justice Harry E. Larsen, Superior-based attorney
Eliminated in the primary Christ Alexopoulos, Milwaukee-based attorney and perennial judicial candidate Davis Donnelly William H. Evans
Results
| colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| Nonpartisan Primary, March 5, 1963
| colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| General Election, April 2, 1963
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