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Kirk C. Downey is welcomed to the bench after being sworn in Friday as an associate judge for the Washington County Circuit Court. Standing at the bench, from left to right, are: Downey's best ...
Tamela Baker, The Herald-Mail. August 6, 2024 at 12:44 PM. The Washington County Courthouse will be renamed for the late Circuit Court Judge Andrew F. Wilkinson, who was slain at his home last ...
Circuit court judges hear and decide both civil and criminal cases. Each of the 249 circuit court judges are elected and serve six-year terms. [1] On March 6, 2020, Governor Tony Evers signed bipartisan legislation to create 12 new circuit court branches, with four seats to be added each year from 2021 to 2023. [2]
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 ...
Courts of Wisconsin. Courts of Wisconsin include: State courts of Wisconsin. Wisconsin Supreme Court (7 justices) [1] Wisconsin Court of Appeals (4 districts, 16 judges) [2] Wisconsin Circuit Court (9 judicial administrative districts (1-5; 7-10), 69 circuits, 261 judges) [3] Wisconsin Municipal Courts [4] Federal courts located in Wisconsin.
Stephanie Wilkinson helps her husband, Andrew, put on his judge's robes during the Jan. 10, 2020, investiture ceremony for the new Washington County Circuit Court judge.
The New York State Court of Appeals is the state's highest court. In civil cases, appeals are taken almost exclusively from decisions of the Appellate Divisions. In criminal cases, depending on the type of case and the part of the state in which it arose, appeals can be heard from decisions of the Appellate Division, the Appellate Term, and the County Court.
Annette Kingsland Ziegler (born March 6, 1964) is an American jurist serving as chief justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court since May 2021. She has been a member of the court since 2007, and is generally regarded as part of its conservative wing. [1] Ziegler served as a Wisconsin circuit court judge in Washington County from 1997 to 2007.