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The court record summaries provided by the system are all public records under Wisconsin open records law sections 19.31-19.39 of the Wisconsin Statutes. WCCA was created in response to an increasing number of requests for court records from district attorneys , sheriffs’ departments, and other court business partners.
The Wisconsin circuit courts were established by the Constitution of Wisconsin, ratified by referendum May 8, 1848. There were originally five circuit courts—each with one judge. In the first version of the constitution, and, until 1853, the circuit court judges also served as the Wisconsin Supreme Court. The number of courts was expanded via ...
The Milwaukee County Circuit Court has the greatest number of branches with 47. The circuit courts are organized into 9 geographical administrative districts. [3] Within each district the Wisconsin Supreme Court will appoint a chief judge, a deputy chief judge, and a professional district court administrator. [3]
Brad Schimel (born February 18, 1965) is an American lawyer, judge, and Republican politician. He was the 44th attorney general of Wisconsin, serving from 2015 to 2019.He was defeated seeking re-election in 2018, and was subsequently appointed a Wisconsin circuit court judge in Waukesha County by Governor Scott Walker.
Michael Joseph Barron (December 18, 1933 – February 28, 2021) was an American lawyer, judge, and Democratic politician from Milwaukee, Wisconsin.He served four years as chief judge of the 1st district of Wisconsin circuit courts, and served a total of 26 years as a circuit judge in Milwaukee County.
He was elected in 1960 to the newly created 13th Milwaukee county branch of the 2nd Circuit of Wisconsin Courts, defeating Irene Gyzinski. The 13th branch was created as the family court division in Milwaukee county. He served from 1961 to 1968, winning re-election 1965 without opposition.
Wisconsin: Location: Milwaukee (District I) Waukesha (District II) Wausau (District III) Madison (District IV) Composition method: Non-partisan election from within judicial district: Authorised by: Wis. Const. Art VII § 5 Wis. Stats. Chapter 752: Appeals to: Supreme Court of Wisconsin: Appeals from: Wisconsin circuit courts: Judge term length ...
From 1991 to 1995, Brennan was a litigation associate in the Milwaukee office of Foley & Lardner LLP. He later became an assistant district attorney in Milwaukee County, where he first-chaired numerous trials. In 1999, Brennan was appointed by Wisconsin Governor Tommy Thompson to serve as a judge of the Milwaukee County Circuit Court. Taking ...