What to know about Judge Laura Crivello who is presiding Maxwell Anderson trial
A judge's role in any trial is to make sure the proceedings are fair and that lawyers stay on topic and aren't grandstanding in front of a jury.
Circuit Court Judge Laura Crivello will be the one officiating Maxwell Anderson's homicide trial.
Education: Crivello attended University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee for her undergraduate degree and went to law school at Marquette University Law School and graduated in 1993.
Work experience: Crivello worked 24 years as an assistant District Attorney in Milwaukee County. During that time, she prosecuted various felony and misdemeanor criminal cases, including those involving homicide, firearms, drugs, domestic violence, community prosecution, and child protection cases.
54
Crivello was appointed to the Milwaukee County Circuit Court in 2018 by then-Gov. Scott Walker. She retained her seat in an uncontested 2019 judge race and again in 2025.
The case against Anderson was transferred to Crivello in July as part of a judicial rotation schedule change in July ordered by Chief Judge Carl Ashley. The initially was assigned to Judge Mark Sanders.
Sade Robinson, 19, was just weeks from graduating from Milwaukee Area Technical College when police say she was killed during a first date in April, and her body was dismembered.
Anderson, 34, has been charged with first-degree intentional homicide and other felonies in connection with her death. He has pleaded not guilty.
Crivello presided over the trial of Stephanie Rapkin, the Shorewood lawyer who was convicted of a misdemeanor for spitting on a Black teenager during a racial justice protest in 2020.
Rapkin rejected the judge's sentence of a year of probation and 100 hours of community service, and chose instead to spend 60 days in the House of Correction as punishment.
Crivello oversaw the trial of Antonius Trotter, who was convicted of killing 11-year-old Ta'Niyla Parker and wounding her younger sister in an October 2021 shooting that drew protests and demonstrations around the city.
Trotter is serving a 60-year in prison sentence.
This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: What to know about Judge Crivello, presiding Maxwell Anderson trial
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Elle
26 minutes ago
- Elle
Doechii Addresses the Los Angeles Protests During Her BET Awards Acceptance Speech
Doechii used her platform in a major way at last night's BET Awards. After stunning on the red carpet in a Miu Miu set and cascading braids, the rapper won the first award of the evening, for Best Female Hip-Hop Artist. At the mic, she took the time to acknowledge the current protests against the ICE immigration raids in Los Angeles. She started off her speech by thanking BET and shouting out her fellow nominees, which included GloRilla, Cardi B, Doja Cat, Latto, Megan Thee Stallion, Nicki Minaj, Sexyy Red, and Rapsody, before turning the spotlight elsewhere. 'As much as I'm honored by this award,' she said, 'I do want to address what's happening right now outside of the building.' (The BET Awards took place at L.A.'s Peacock Theater). 'There are ruthless attacks that are creating fear and chaos in our communities in the name of law and order,' she continued. 'Trump is using military forces to stop a protest. And I want y'all to consider what kind of government it appears to be when every time we exercise our democratic right to protest, the military is deployed against us. What type of government is that?' She ended the speech by reflecting on using her platform. 'I feel it's my responsibility as an artist to use this moment to speak up for all oppressed people: for Black people, for Latino people, for Trans people, for the people in Gaza.' Read her full speech below:
Washington Post
29 minutes ago
- Washington Post
‘Great Black Hope' proves Rob Franklin has something to say
'Great Black Hope,' a promising debut novel by Rob Franklin, opens with its leading man being arrested for cocaine possession. It's Labor Day weekend in the Hamptons and Smith wears, 'in his mug shot, a vintage Marni gingham shirt, loose-fit linen trousers, and a gently startled expression.' 'Bark brown and quietly handsome,' he's a young gay Black man from a respected Atlanta family with a job at an art-world start-up and a hyperactive New York City social life. A felony arrest, however, is not his only concern. Just weeks before, his friend and roommate Elle, the daughter of a '90s neo-soul singer, was found dead in the Bronx under mysterious circumstances. Haunted by Elle's death and worried about his upcoming arraignment, Smith reexamines his relationships with his race, sexuality, privilege, career and purpose.
CNN
32 minutes ago
- CNN
Doechii criticizes Trump's use of ‘military force' against protestors
The BET Awards were heavy on nostalgia, but rapper and singer Doechii brought a very current event to the stage on Monday. While receiving the award for best female hip-hop artist, she referenced the ongoing protests against immigration raids happening in Los Angeles, California, where the ceremony was being held. 'As much as I am honored by this award, I do want to address what's happening right now outside of the building,' she said after noting that she grew up watching BET and it was her first award from the network. 'There are ruthless attacks that are creating fear and chaos in our communities in the name of law and order. Trump is using military forces to stop a protest.' 'I want y'all to consider what kind of government it appears to be when every time we exercise our democratic right to protest, the military is deployed against us. What type of government is that?' she added. 'People are being swept up and torn from their families,' the Grammy-award winning artist continued. 'I feel it's my responsibility as an artist to use this moment to speak up for all oppressed people, for Black people, for Latino people, for trans people, for the people in Gaza.' Doechii ended her speech with a call to action as some in the audience gave her a standing ovation. 'We all deserve to live in hope and not in fear,' she said. 'And I hope we stand together, my brothers and my sisters, against hate, and we protest against it.' BET is the largest network dedicated to celebrating the Black community and its culture. Los Angeles has been the site of unrest for days as protests broke out against recent immigration enforcement action in the city. President Donald Trump ordered National Guard troops to the region, against the wishes of both Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and California Governor Gavin Newsom.
