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The circuit court system is composed of 69 circuits, with 66 circuits serving a single county, and three circuits serving two counties each. [3] Buffalo and Pepin counties share a circuit, as do Florence and Forest counties, and Shawano and Menominee counties. [3] 26 circuit courts are served by a single judge. [3]
The United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin (in case citations, W.D. Wis.) is a federal court in the Seventh Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit). The district was established on June 30, 1870. [1]
La Crosse County (/ l ə ˈ k r ɒ s / ⓘ lə-KROSS) is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. At the 2020 census , the county's population was 120,784. [ 1 ] Its county seat is the city of La Crosse . [ 2 ]
January 24, 1916: The U.S. Supreme Court decided the case Brushaber v. Union Pacific Railroad Co. , affirming the constitutionality of the federal income tax. March 8, 1916: Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa led a force across the border into the U.S. state of New Mexico , killing twelve U.S. soldiers.
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 legislation as the population of the state grew. There are currently 69 circuit courts in the state with 249 current judges.
Crawford, Vernon, and La Crosse counties and Most of Richland County Part of Monroe County 92nd: 1995–1996 93rd: 1997–1998 94th: 1999–2000 Mark Meyer: Dem. 95th: 2001–2002 96th: 2003–2004 Crawford, Vernon, and La Crosse counties and Northwest Richland County Southern Monroe County Dan Kapanke: Rep. Lost 2011 recall election. 97th ...
A regularly scheduled county executive election was held in Dane County, Wisconsin, concurrent with the Spring general election, April 7, 2009. The incumbent Kathleen Falk , first elected in 1997, won her fourth four-year term with 60% of the vote, defeating former Madison Metropolitan School District board member Nancy Mistele.
Nia Trammell: First African American female to serve as a Judge in Dane County Circuit Court (2020). Jennifer Moeller: [36] First female judge in Door County, Wisconsin (2024) Lisa K. Stark: [37] First female judge in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin (2000) Lisa Riniker: [38] First female judge in Grant County, Wisconsin (2023)