By: Derek Hawkins//July 25, 2018//
WI Court of Appeals – District IV
Case Name: Petitioner v. Robert D. Evans
Case No.: 2017AP2297
Officials: Lundsten, P.J., Sherman and Kloppenburg, JJ.
Focus: Email Volunteer System – Jurisdiction
In this appeal from a domestic abuse injunction order, Robert Evans argues that an unlawful “email volunteer system” was used to assign a substitute judge. As used here, an “email volunteer system” is a method of assigning a substitute judge to a case by sending an email to the other judges and assigning the first responding available judge to the case. We conclude that Evans fails to show that the use of an email volunteer system violates any statute. We also conclude that, to the extent that Evans is arguing that the use of an email volunteer system violates Wisconsin Supreme Court Rules setting forth administrative duties of the chief judge, we lack authority to review such non-judicial actions. Accordingly, we affirm.
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