Email Volunteer System – Jurisdiction

By: Derek Hawkins//July 25, 2018//

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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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Attorney Derek A. Hawkins is the managing partner at Hawkins Law Offices LLC, where he heads up the firm’s startup law practice. He specializes in business formation, corporate governance, intellectual property protection, private equity and venture capital funding and mergers & acquisitions. Check out the website at www.hawkins-lawoffices.com or contact them at 262-737-8825.

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