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The Wisconsin circuit courts are the general trial courts in the state of Wisconsin. There are currently 69 circuits in the state, divided into 9 judicial administrative districts. 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]
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. United States District ...
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.
Following is a list of current and former courthouses of the United States federal court system located in Wisconsin.Each entry indicates the name of the building along with an image, if available, its location and the jurisdiction it covers, [1] the dates during which it was used for each such jurisdiction, and, if applicable the person for whom it was named, and the date of renaming.
MADISON — The Wisconsin Supreme Court heard arguments Monday in a case that will determine the future of abortion access in the state, grounded in a challenge to a 19th Century law that was ...
The Wisconsin Supreme Court is the highest appellate court in Wisconsin. The Supreme Court has jurisdiction over original actions , appeals from lower courts, and regulation or administration of the practice of law in Wisconsin.
The Wisconsin Court of Appeals is an intermediate appellate court that reviews contested decisions of the Wisconsin circuit courts. The Court of Appeals was created in August 1978 [ 1 ] to alleviate the Wisconsin Supreme Court's rising number of appellate cases.
In 1853, a separate Wisconsin Supreme Court was created with all members elected state-wide. Initially the court was three members; it grew to five justices in 1878, and to its current size of seven seats in 1907.